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Re:Mega was second: The first client-encrypted file sharing ... by nwh on Monday January 21, 2013 @07:47PM (#5094752)
None of the random() functions in most JavaScript engines are cryptographically secure. There's proposed RNG that are, but only in Webkit.
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Re:Mega was second: The first client-encrypted file sharing ... by STRML on Wednesday January 23, 2013 @09:44AM (#5103228)
That's a good point. I will switch the random number generation to SJCL, which uses mouse movement to seed the generator & hashes the aggregate.
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