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To: JamesP81

“So I agree, these are almost certainly decryption keys for something.”
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I’d say more likely they are hashes to verify if/when the big file is made available, those who download it can tell they got the real deal.
This is helpful in explaining what the posted numbers may mean:
http://emptylighthouse.com/what-are-numbers-wikileaks-keep-tweeting-john-kerry-ecuador-uk-fco-2086433286


94 posted on 10/17/2016 8:09:56 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: LouieFisk
I’d say more likely they are hashes to verify if/when the big file is made available, those who download it can tell they got the real deal.

Agree, this is also very likely and, now that I think about it, more likely given the flow of information. Using hashes to verify the source of data and encrypting data are two sides of the same coin anyway.
103 posted on 10/17/2016 9:03:33 AM PDT by JamesP81
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