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> 1 feb. 2016 kl. 05:01 skrev Rob Austein <s...@hactrn.net>: > > At Thu, 28 Jan 2016 09:01:53 +0100, Randy Bush wrote: >> >>> I think I've heard that some people are of a different opinion though >>> - for example I think I've heard that some people want to always use >>> "fresh" entropy for generating long term cryptographic keys >> >> 'those people' would be the ones writing the code and are on this list. >> they might comment :) > > If it's me to whom you're referring...I have no real idea what grounds > I would have for preferring fresh green entropy over vintage entropy, > assuming that the vintage entropy has not spoiled while in storage. > > I could go on with the food analogies at some length, but you get the > idea. What I care about is the quality and secrecy of the CSPRNG > output. Obviously the fresher the entropy, the shorter the window for > its secrecy to be broken, but if there's any other straightforward broken or replaced > linkage between entropy freshness and key quality I don't see it. > > [Jackson Hole got .66 meters of fresh snow in the last 48 hours, so > don't expect me to be answering email promptly this week.] > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > Tech@cryptech.is > https://lists.cryptech.is/listinfo/tech _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list Tech@cryptech.is https://lists.cryptech.is/listinfo/tech
