Anonymous ID: 921b71 June 4, 2018, 12:49 a.m. No.1627577   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>7834

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All of this comes from a string of hex digits posted by Assange back inโ€ฆ I think it was December. It clearly represents 256 bits of something, most likely a SHA-256 hash. It could also be an encryption key; but this is less likely because symmetric keys are usually passed around as passphrases and it's too short to be a reasonable modern public key for asymmetric crypto.

 

Interestingly, this string existed on the Internet as the title of a seemingly pointless YouTube video from long before Assange posted it. Which is damn curious. My theory is that it's a hash of a file that he wants certain people to know he has and could release if threatened. And I think the YT guy may be a spookish sort also in possession of said damaging file.

 

Relevant links:

https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/947664148376182784

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixYCK3zGP1U