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Re:How secure is Linux's random number generator? by nly on Saturday July 13, 2013 @05:27PM (#6038823)
But how can you be sure it's not just a very very good self-synchronising PRNG?

f(<Some number of previous outputs>, <Secret key known to Intel and the NSA>, <Your cpu identifier>) = <next output>

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Re:How secure is Linux's random number generator? by lmm on Sunday July 14, 2013 @06:05AM (#6040480)
Calculate how many bits intel could fit on a chip. Apply statistical tests until you're sure the output contains more than that much entropy?
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