filippo (Filippo Valsorda)
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04/30/2016
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10:24 PM Ruby Bug #9569: SecureRandom should try /dev/urandom first
- I am completely puzzled by what is happening here.
A number of cryptographers and systems engineers stated publicly and loudly that /dev/urandom is the way to go.
**All other languages only expose /dev/urandom in the stdlib.** All ...
01/02/2016
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- Hi!
I happen to have just given a talk on urandom internals at 32C3: https://media.ccc.de/v/32c3-7441-the_plain_simple_reality_of_entropy
The main takeaway about urandom is that it's a CSPRNG, just like the OpenSSL one. (Just bette...