On 09/11/2012 00:10, David O'Brien wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 01:33:46PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
>> Remember, the assertion that David and Arthur are making is that
>> re-using the files in /var/db/entropy is harmful.
>
> It is not just David and Arthur, it is also the designer of the PRNG we
> use.
And once again, you're misapplying what you're reading by failing to
take into account the differences between a theoretically perfect
system, and one that may reboot before all the files have been replaced
over time.
> It is also other cryptographic-minded folks such as I found in a
> few threads of Cryptography-Digest.
I can't deal with "appeal to authority" without being able to at least
read the relevant material. Do you have URLs for this?
--
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do
something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what
I can do.
-- Edward Everett Hale, (1822 - 1909)
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