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Originally Posted by Aalfabob
Isnt the formula combinations = bytes ^ values
so like a 512 byte peice of data ^ 256 possible charactors = 3.742e+693 combinations?
edit - Nm got the wrong formula from someone.
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The formula for the number of discrete combinations that can be stored in a binary number of length X bits is simply:
2^x
Regardless of how you group these bits or your program interprets them, you will always be limited by this fomula.