Big security bug came from random passwords between 0-256, not 256-bit
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-22
Commenting on a major security vulnerability disclosed yesterday, the quoted post reveals an absurd root cause: passwords were randomly generated as a number between 0 and 256, instead of being 256-bit keys — a unit/scope mistake that made the key strength effectively useless. The author's reaction: "yeah, that explains things."
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