/dev/random and linux security issues (kinda long)

[Bill McGonigle]

On May 15, 2005, at 12:57, aluminumsulfate at earthlink.net wrote:

> Well, I've flipped 512 pennies & run them through my base 95 analyzer. 
> :)
> dave at bat$ cat flips.txt | ./bin2dec.pl | ./dec2base95.pl
> 7xW#mknuHpMRM*Mp\9R CRM/99HpMz%f>>Hf\Rf/faf9WRpWHH%a\a W4Wu 
> a>zzuppRWa94f\9f4O

Are you sure bin2dec and dec2base95 are doing the right thing?

-Bill
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