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Originally Posted by Fusion_power
31 minutes to crack each of the 64 bit codes.
And no I won't post how I came up with 31 tries. But it is really simple.
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Actually, in just over 31 minutes, you can get 32 tries.
But I agree with axn1. It isn't that easy.
After the first test reveals 1 bit of information, each of the rest can add only about 2^(-63) additional bits to the information.
Now, if the test were to reveal something about the number of 1's without caring about any of the 0's, that would be a different situation.
However, as the problem is stated, after the first test, I can completely predict the outcome of any other test, if it fails.