On 10 Jan 2003, Eric Rescorla wrote:
> There's nothing wrong with what you propose, but it's sort of > like saying "maybe I should wear a helmet at all times > because a meteor might drop on my head". Sure, it could happen, > btu it's not the thing I'd worry about. Except that hash( i++ . secret).i is generally a lot cheaper and easier to code cross platform than using a true cryptographic random generator with the right tie in with hardware. And it happens to have a hard-hat aspect thrown in as a freebee. Dw -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
