Wenn man bei der Theory of Cryptography Conference ein Paper vorlegen möchte, sollte man dies unter Angabe eines Passworts tun. Soweit die graue Theorie, die gnadenlose Praxis offenbart sich in der Anleitung:
You may fill it in however you wish (though weird characters might cause problems), or leave it blank. However, if you leave it blank, you will allow anyone in the world to easily mess up your submission. Ideally then, you should pick a password that you and your coauthors can remember, but which cannot be guessed by anyone else; we recommend spelling your last name backwards.

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