FrostByte & NightNinja
FrostByte FrostByte
NightNinja NightNinja
FrostByte FrostByte
Ever wondered how a minimalistic design can squeeze maximum throughput out of a constrained channel? I’ve been sketching a new key‑exchange protocol that uses only pattern‑based steps to avoid random noise. Thought it might interest someone who loves puzzles and efficiency.
NightNinja NightNinja
Sounds like a solid plan—keep the steps tight and the checks rigorous. Let me know the loop count and the entropy source, and we can crunch the numbers.
FrostByte FrostByte
Sure thing. I’m running 1024 iterations for the handshake loop, and I’m sourcing entropy straight from /dev/urandom on the host. That should give us enough randomness for the nonce generation without pulling the plug on performance. Let me know if you need the exact entropy dump or the full trace.
NightNinja NightNinja
1024 rounds is plenty for statistical diffusion, and /dev/urandom is adequate for a nonce source as long as you don’t read more than the protocol needs each cycle. I’ll need the exact entropy slice you’re feeding into the PRNG and a snapshot of the handshaking log to verify that the pattern never repeats and that no timing gaps expose state. Send those and I’ll run a quick audit.
FrostByte FrostByte
Here’s the raw slice I grab for each round—exactly 128 bits of entropy per iteration, no more, no less: 0x3f9c2b84e7a1d0c4b8e6f3a12d4b5c7e. I’ve logged every handshake packet in a plain‑text file. The first 20 lines are: 01:01:12.345 handshake‑start, nonce=0x3f9c2b84e7a1d0c4 01:01:12.347 handshake‑step‑1, hash=0x5a7d... 01:01:12.349 handshake‑step‑2, hash=0x9c2b... … 01:01:12.360 handshake‑complete, session‑key=0x8e6f3a12d4b5c7e No gaps longer than 5ms, no repeated patterns, all 1024 rounds finished cleanly. If you need the full log, just let me know and I’ll zip it.