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Re:Quantum entropy source on an integrated circuit for rando... by bkjsbkjdnf on Friday September 30, 2016 @09:53AM (#12612407)
> We know how to build secure RNGs in software.

What secure RNGs do we have that don't require an entropy source?

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Re:Quantum entropy source on an integrated circuit for rando... by hannob on Friday September 30, 2016 @10:19AM (#12612579)
We have plenty of entropy sources. The only situation where we have a problem with that is the so-called early-boot-time-entropy. However hardware RNGs don't solve that either, because, well, they need some kind of initialized OS to access the hardware in order to work.
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Re:Quantum entropy source on an integrated circuit for rando... by bkjsbkjdnf on Friday September 30, 2016 @10:50AM (#12612761)
Are you trying to make a point?
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