Lutz Jaenicke wrote:

> The entropy parameter should tell, how much "uncertainty" is in the
> data provided.

> If we choose a value of 0, we mean that there may be entropy in it, but
> maybe an attacker can predict the value, so we use it but do not count
> it as a really unpredictable input.

So, if we know the entropy per character (byte) what's the correct
formula for deriving the correct value for the entropy parameter?
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