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 [WARNING]
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-((("warning and cautions", "digital signatures")))If the same value _k_ is used in the signing algorithm on two different transactions, the private key can be calculated and exposed to the world!
+((("warnings and cautions", "digital signatures")))If the same value _k_ is used in the signing algorithm on two different transactions, the private key can be calculated and exposed to the world!
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 This is not just a theoretical possibility. We have seen this issue lead to exposure of private keys in a few different implementations of transaction signing algorithms in bitcoin. People have had funds stolen because of inadvertent re-use of a _k_ value. The most common reason for re-use of a _k_ value is an improperly initialized random-number generator.