> my $a = Blob.new(0xc3, 0xa4)
Blob:0x<c3 a4>
> my $b = Blob.new(0x61, 0xcc, 0x88)
Blob:0x<61 cc 88>
> $a eqv $b
False
> $a.decode() eqv $b.decode()
True
> $a.decode() eq $b.decode()
True
>>> a = b'\xc3\xa4'
>>> b = b'\x61\xcc\x88'
>>> a == b
False
>>> a.decode() == b.decode()
False
I was arguing against treating a blot on a paper as a certification of one's opinion rather than proposing a real electronic voting protocol. Of course, simple digital signature doesn't solve all the problems, it only certifies with known assumptions that I and only I have signed the document.