Re:A wall of lava lamps helps encrypt the internet
by tptacek on Sunday December 31, 2017 @05:40PM
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I don't even understand this question. Can you reword it?
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Re:A wall of lava lamps helps encrypt the internet
by mbesto on Sunday December 31, 2017 @09:46PM
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Sure. I'm struggling to understand what utility your questioning. Is is it the fact that they are using a hardware based random generator or the way in which they are using a hardware generator (e.g. lava lamps)?
If the former - my question would be - surely you, as a security expert, would agree that a hardware random generator is more secure than a software based one (PseudoRandomNumberGenerator or DeterministicRandomBitGenerator)?
If the latter - why does the way in which they use a hardware generator matter as long as it provides some utility and advantage over a software-based one which has a deterministic set of numbers?