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0 pointsbenmmurphy11mo ago0 comments

Very strange. I sent a test key and didn't get that response but when I sent my real key it did. How did it know the difference between the dummy key and the real key?

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didgeoridoo11mo ago· 1 in thread

It doesn’t, only you see that. The owner of the site just sees *****.

mondobe11mo ago

You only see hunter2 because I copied and pasted your stars. I just see ****.

inetknght11mo ago

probably checking the corresponding public key against known public keys in various places

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