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		busfahrer on Dec 22, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Double Blind Passwords a.k.a. Horcruxing Is this related to that one algorithm where 3 people can find out who makes the most money without any of them knowing what the other makes, and without consulting a 4th person? That one always felt like black magic to me.

karlding on Dec 22, 2020 [–]

I believe you're thinking of Yao's Millionaires' problem [0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao%27s_Millionaires%27_proble...

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