On Sun, 08 Sep 2013 20:34:55 -0400 Kent Borg <kentb...@borg.org> wrote: > On 09/08/2013 06:16 PM, John Kelsey wrote: > > I don't think you can do anything useful in crypto without some > > good source of random bits. > > I don't see the big worry about how hard it is to generate random > numbers unless:
Lenstra, Heninger and others have both shown mass breaks of keys based on random number generator flaws in the field. Random number generators have been the source of a huge number of breaks over time. Perhaps you don't see the big worry, but real world experience says it is something everyone else should worry about anyway. Perry -- Perry E. Metzger pe...@piermont.com _______________________________________________ The cryptography mailing list cryptography@metzdowd.com http://www.metzdowd.com/mailman/listinfo/cryptography
