[OT] Combinatronics WAS Re: /dev/random and linux security issues (kinda long)

Jerry Feldman gaf at blu.org
Mon May 16 08:09:00 EDT 2005


On Sunday 15 May 2005 9:49 pm, David Ecklein wrote:
> For a "truly random" source, it might be best to use a good white noise
> source, such as a properly chosen and biased point contact silicon diode
> or the like.  For something in between and completely accessible to a
> software approach, the computer clock could be factored into a
> prospective algorithm.
A Russian programmer I once workedith on a compiler project mentioned that 
in Russia (then the USSR) they used real atomic random number generators, 
but we could not because of our safety laws and regulations.
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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
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