1995-09-22 - RNG Resource FAQ (was Re: “random” number seeds vs. Netscape)

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From: futplex@pseudonym.com (Futplex)
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 95 03:43:58 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com (Cypherpunks Mailing List)
Subject: RNG Resource FAQ (was Re: "random" number seeds vs. Netscape)
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Perry Metzger writes:
# You might want to read RFC 1750,

Phil Karlton writes:
> Did that. It talks about a lot of the pitfalls. Unfortunately it does not 
> address (nor can it realistically be expected to address) details of what
> to look for on a particular version of an OS running on some particular 
> platform.

Can someone point me to a compilation of such information ?  If not, I'm
definitely interested in starting a Web page to chronicle recommendations
about good, bad, and questionable random and pseudo-random sources for
specific architectures and operating systems. (It could also include
information on special-purpose plug-in hardware RNGs.)

-Futplex <futplex@pseudonym.com>

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• 1995-09-20 (Wed, 20 Sep 95 13:15:25 PDT) - “random” number seeds vs. Netscape - karlton@netscape.com (Phil Karlton)
  • 1995-09-20 (Wed, 20 Sep 95 14:02:02 PDT) - Re: “random” number seeds vs. Netscape - “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
    • 1995-09-20 (Wed, 20 Sep 95 15:28:22 PDT) - Re: “random” number seeds vs. Netscape - Phil Karlton <karlton@netscape.com>
      • 1995-09-20 (Wed, 20 Sep 95 15:41:55 PDT) - Re: “random” number seeds vs. Netscape - “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
      • 1995-09-22 (Fri, 22 Sep 95 03:43:58 PDT) - RNG Resource FAQ (was Re: “random” number seeds vs. Netscape) - futplex@pseudonym.com (Futplex)
  • 1995-09-20 (Wed, 20 Sep 95 14:26:10 PDT) - Re: “random” number seeds vs. Netscape - sameer <sameer@c2.org>
  • 1995-09-21 (Thu, 21 Sep 95 16:02:11 PDT) - Re: “random” number seeds vs. Netscape - Eric Blossom <eb@comsec.com>