smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 months ago

Is it possible for devices on an online group chat to toss a coin without trusting each other and the server?

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Is it possible for devices on an online group chat to toss a coin without trusting each other and the server?

smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 months ago

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It doesn’t have to be addition. It could be a hash function, etc.
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  If the function is known by all parties then the last person to send still has control

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