Ulf M�ller wrote:
>
> We have set up a mailing list to discuss implementation and test
> vectors for the Yarrow PRNG. (The subscription info is at the end of
> this message, in the hope that the list software won't complain about
> the s-word this time. :)
>
> Our Yarrow implementation is available from
> http://opensource.zeroknowledge.com
>
> It uses OpenSSL for the hash function and cipher, and it can be hooked
> into the RAND_METHOD to replace OpenSSL's built-in PRNG.
>
> The Yarrow API is different from other PRNGs in that it differenciates
> between different randomness sources. That means that applications
> must call the Yarrow_Input function directly, or the OpenSSL API
> (RAND_add() and RAND_METHOD) would have to be modified to reflect
> this.
>
> Is there any interest to have Yarrow incorporated into OpenSSL, for
> example as a compile-time option?
I think that would be cool.
Cheers,
Ben.
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