[thelist] cryptic question

[Steven Wood]

>    Is there a way to keep this number COMPLETELY private
> so that only the guy that posted it knows it ? Or even
> better, a number that NO ONE knows ?

Eduardo,

Probably the simplest way to keep this number hidden is to not store it as a
number at all!  Store it as a text string using a simple substitution code.
Whoever generates this number can also generate a key that equates each
digit as a letter.  For example, the number "2465" might equal "kypi"
where...
k=2, y=4, p=6, and i=5.

As long as you don't use the same key each time, the code is essentially
uncrackable.

My first post on The List!

Steven Wood
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