<p>Search space in cryptography refers to the sum of how many different solutions there can be. For example, a bit has a search space of 2 - 1 and 0, white a byte has a search space of 2^8 or 255.</p>

<p>In this context, the search space refers to how many different possible hashes there can be for the proof of stake (I believe) algorithm.</p>

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<p><a href="http://ppcoin.org/static/ppcoin-paper.pdf" rel="nofollow">The PPCoin whitepaper</a> describes "search space" without any context of what it is.  Can anyone describe what search space is?</p>

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What is a "search space" in PPCoin and how is it used?
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# What is a "search space" in PPCoin and how is it used?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-07-01)

[The PPCoin whitepaper](http://ppcoin.org/static/ppcoin-paper.pdf) describes "search space" without any context of what it is. Can anyone describe what search space is?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-07-01. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Search space in cryptography refers to the sum of how many different solutions there can be. For example, a bit has a search space of 2 - 1 and 0, white a byte has a search space of 2^8 or 255.

In this context, the search space refers to how many different possible hashes there can be for the proof of stake (I believe) algorithm.


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