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Re:Myths about /dev/urandom (2014) by tenebrisalietum on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @01:03PM (#22686454)
Doesn't `getrandom(2)` use `RDRAND`? Should hardware RNGs on ME or PSP enabled CPUs be inherently be trusted - I mean don't the BSD folks recommend not enabling hyperthreading due to Spectre, etc.
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Re:Myths about /dev/urandom (2014) by loeg on Thursday March 26, 2020 @05:51AM (#22691992)
> Doesn't `getrandom(2)` use `RDRAND`?

Not by itself, no.

> Should hardware RNGs on ME or PSP enabled CPUs be inherently be trusted?

Don't really have any choice. You can't defend against them.

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Re:Myths about /dev/urandom (2014) by clarry on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @01:23PM (#22686618)
> Doesn't `getrandom(2)` use `RDRAND`?

No.

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