Nonce calculation random start value #1213

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opened 2018-04-08 08:46:05 +02:00 by PeterSurda · 0 comments
PeterSurda commented 2018-04-08 08:46:05 +02:00 (Migrated from github.com)

If nonces are being tried from zero, the number of skipped matches could be used to guess the number of parallel hashers (e.g. the number of cores). Randomising the starting value should prevent this.

  • safe PoW
  • multiprocessing PoW
  • C PoW
  • OpenCL PoW
If nonces are being tried from zero, the number of skipped matches could be used to guess the number of parallel hashers (e.g. the number of cores). Randomising the starting value should prevent this. - [ ] safe PoW - [ ] multiprocessing PoW - [ ] C PoW - [ ] OpenCL PoW
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Reference: Bitmessage/PyBitmessage-2024-12-07#1213
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