smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoIs it possible for devices on an online group chat to toss a coin without trusting each other and the server?message-squaremessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down14
arrow-up155arrow-down1message-squareIs 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 · 4 months agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squaremub@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoThe risk of a pair collision should be mitigated by all pairings being random. And both pairs announce who they pair with so that they can’t lie. But collusion is possible if they happen to pair with another cheater which is not guaranteed unless every is a cheater.
The risk of a pair collision should be mitigated by all pairings being random. And both pairs announce who they pair with so that they can’t lie.
But collusion is possible if they happen to pair with another cheater which is not guaranteed unless every is a cheater.