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xkcd #3314: Vulnerability

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Other numbers are largely unaffected, but anyone using '4' for their certificate key is urged to upgrade to '5'.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3314/

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[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 2 points 20 hours ago

I guess if I say that 1 is baker's 0, and 2 is baker's baker's 0, then I've invented the baker's unary base.