Reply to post: Do they use 31bit numbers

This week, we give thanks to Fortinet for reminding us what awful crypto with hardcoded keys looks like

Mike 137 Silver badge

Do they use 31bit numbers

Probably using the default signed integers without thinking. This may have been the case on the Dreamliner too, where it could have been fatal. It's a very old and very common mistake.

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