Andrea Bolognani wrote: > I find it amusing that today's xkcd[1] is such a perfect match for this > mail. I mean, /what are the chances/? ;)
Oh, there's quite a bit of talk about RNGs these days :-) Just to name a few: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/05/random_number_b.html https://lists.openwrt.org/pipermail/openwrt-devel/2013-September/021318.html http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/356751,leaked-nsa-docs-suggest-dualecdrbg-backdoor.aspx https://plus.google.com/117091380454742934025/posts/SDcoemc9V3J The above are fairly hands-on, but the subject is also getting renewed attention in academia: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/10/insecurities_in.html There's a lot of Linux in this list but my memory is selective. I tend to forget about the issues found in closed products since they can't really be verified and thus can't be trusted: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust,_but_verify - Werner _______________________________________________ Qi Hardware Discussion List Mail to list (members only): [email protected] Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion
