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-Original Message-
From: Ben Laurie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 12:42 PM
To: Ryan Hurst
Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; Openssl-Users ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Subject: Re: OpemSSL Hardware Random Number Generator (RNG) for Intel Chip
sets.
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Ryan Hurst wrote:
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> Ben --
> I do not understand; after reading the Cryptography research design
> review (http://www.cryptography.com/intelRNG.pdf ) and the Intel technical
> brief it sounds as if its design is solid, I do understand that the output
> received though the CryptoAPI inte
-Original Message-
From: Ben Laurie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 4:50 AM
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Cc: 'Rich Salz'; Openssl-Users ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Subject: Re: OpemSSL Hardware Random Number Generator (RNG) for Intel Chip
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Ryan Hurst wrote:
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>
Thanks Eric --
Interesting read :)
Ryan
-Original Message-
From: Eric Rescorla [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 10:43 PM
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Cc: 'Rich Salz'; Openssl-Dev ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Subject: Re: OpemSSL Hardware Random Number
Ryan Hurst wrote:
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> Granted; guess I should not have given such high praise to the
> quality/uniqueness of that this device produces since they do not provide
> information on its design nor state that it has been evaluated by any
> qualified independent reviewers. My assumption was and I guess
Ryan Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have just read the Intel "technical brief" covering the Intel hardware RNG
> device (ftp://download.intel.com/design/security/rng/techbrief.pdf)
> interesting read; although it and the accompanying documents
> (http://developer.intel.com/design/security/
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Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 7:36 PM
To: Ryan Hurst
Cc: Openssl-Dev ([EMAIL PROTECTED]); Openssl-Users
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Subject: Re: OpemSSL Hardware Random Number Generator (RNG) for Intel Chip
sets.
> I am not sure I understand what you are saying
You called the i
, 2001 7:36 PM
To: Ryan Hurst
Cc: Openssl-Dev ([EMAIL PROTECTED]); Openssl-Users
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Subject: Re: OpemSSL Hardware Random Number Generator (RNG) for Intel Chip
sets.
> I am not sure I understand what you are saying
You called the intel h/w rng "excellent." I beli
> I am not sure I understand what you are saying
You called the intel h/w rng "excellent." I believe consensus is "we
don't know."
The code you showed does exactly the right thing: don't rely on the h/w
RNG directly, but use it as an entropy source.
/r$
--
Zolera Systems, Secu
Rich -
I am not sure I understand what you are saying; currently rand_win.c
calles CryptGenRandom (CryptoAPI) and the "INTEL_DEF_PROV " to acquire input
to the entropy functions in OpenSSL.
/* poll the Pentium PRG with CryptoAPI */
if (acquire(&hProvider, 0
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