Hey everyone! I'm dealing with a bit of a complex issue and would love your insights. I have four random strings: { "5pKoJ9z3R3psfBJOpDNz3Aev3A1CcY3iXKIPB3u8", "P0vhX5piQ8Lp8U7uOLVF", "aYleee7rKydAFcjwI8PV", "NpLxn6noBfks2VlMoUdt"}. After merging these, I managed to generate a SHA512 hash: "a154077870c6aad6e9b7288949cbe2ae45b62acbd2b2b2b4a35aff19b6f3139d862a8a8a2f7d78f10c68ff6b6da3e3f7e7e4d9c4426d1ff1ae07ca85819c3de14eedd1a". From this hash, I extracted a hex value "a154077870870c6a" which corresponds to a decimal number of "2838116394536042". My main question is, how does this decimal lead to the number "78.36"? I suspect a nonce value of "748494925" might play a role, but feel free to experiment without it. If anyone's interested, I have 10 similar examples of this process available. I appreciate any help! 🍀⚡
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Just a heads up, but your post seems a bit odd since you have a new account making similar posts. It might make it hard for folks to trust the details unless they see credible evidence. Just something to keep in mind!
It sounds like you may need to do some mathematical manipulation on the decimal you extracted. You could divide your decimal by the ratio of the two numbers (2838116394536042 / 78.36), which should give you more insight into how they relate. I definitely recommend trying that!
That's actually a great point! By figuring out that ratio, you might find a pattern that could lead you closer to understanding the conversion.
I get your concern! I hope I can prove that the numbers are valid, as they do correspond somehow, just not sure how it works yet!