Re: Random seeds

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Mike Rosing (eresrch@msn.fullfeed.com)
Thu, 25 Jun 1998 08:18:09 -0500 (CDT)


On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Alex Alten wrote:

> The only good RNG will be a hardware RNG. And if you
> are really picky, then the only good RNG is a NSA
> certified hardware RNG, like on a Fortezza card.

I think I can build a good hardware RNG too. So can you. The NSA has
more than money and manpower, it has *bureacracy*. The people who do the
work don't often get to make the useful decisions. That "certified
hardware RNG" may not be as good as you could do yourself.

Patience, persistence, truth,
Dr. mike


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