More accurately, for 50% it's \sqrt(\ln(4))\sqrt(N) which is \sqrt( ln(4) N ). T... | Hacker News

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ColinWright 6 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: How random are TOTP codes?

More accurately, for 50% it's \sqrt(\ln(4))\sqrt(N) which is \sqrt( ln(4) N ).

That's about 1.17741 times \sqrt(N).

The reasons are explained here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40886363

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