Re:Some AMD CPU's RDRAND might not return random data after ...
by lokedhs on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @09:36PM
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But there can be collisions, at least in theory. And as we can see, in practice too.
Not checking for collisions because you trust that an RNG returns unique values is a fallacy and should be avoided. Especially since it's so easy to deal with the problem.
Not checking for collisions because you trust that an RNG returns unique values is a fallacy and should be avoided. Especially since it's so easy to deal with the problem.