On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Arnold G. Reinhold wrote:
Finally, I think thought should be given to the question of how to
use copious hardware random number generators on systems where they
are available. These could include on-chip RNGs, like the Pentium
III's, sound cards with noise input, HRNG
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Catching up, and after talking with John Kelsey and Sandy Harris at
SAC'99, it seems clear that there is some consensus on these lists that
the semantics of /dev/urandom need improvement, and that some principles
of Yarrow should be incorporated. I think that