The SHA256 of "xy\n" (ASCII, no CRLF) contains 1337, ACBAD in za, and I am 1aa
- From
- Klaus Sembritzki <klausem@gmail.com>
- Date
- Jan 23, 2026, 20:16 UTC
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- <CADMnYXDDbVBwZgETsFhwkOyn8cM8QU4+YQs2rRfTac6ec49-5A@mail.gmail.com>
Dear all,
see for yourself:
$ # xy: 1337 $ echo xy | sha256sum $ 3b2fc206fd92be3e70843a6d6d466b1f400383418b3c16f2f0af89981f1337f3
$ # za: acbad $ echo za | sha256sum $ 28832ea947ea9588ff3acbad546b27fd001a875215beccf0e5e4eee51cc81a2e
$ # My initials (ks): 1aa $ echo ks | sha256sum $ 1aa44e718d5bc9b7ff2003dbbb6f154e16636d5c2128ffce4751af5124b65337
$ # 50566750337 $ echo thinking | sha256sum $ 50566750337beb9e98e553fd9196d10576f9eb0cbc6b66e2586b9d73af4f352f
Less strange results, but I still wonder if this is random, as expected after reading this: https://crypto.stackexchange.com/a/12840
$ # It was bad AF BC: $ # bc, badfaf $ echo bc | sha256sum $ bc18cd878fc136926875bcb4bddc7f3badfaf4298f5dd1a9fd4c1b9692b624fc
$ # 439247560, 1532557 $ echo vw | sha256sum $ 439247560f158e6c80ea9b43c3345b4468ccf6fb1532557b1bab8908ad8b075a
I do not need my name attached to these examples, even though I am 1aa.
Cheers, Klaus Sembritzki