The Beautiful Deception: How 256 Bits Pretend to be Infinity

July 1, 2024

How do you store infinity in 256 bits?

This paper explores a fundamental paradox in cryptography: cryptographic theory assumes random oracles that produce infinite sequences of random bits, yet we only have computers with finite memory. The answer? We can’t implement true random oracles. Instead, we create an elaborate and beautiful deception.

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