Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Intel 810 Random Number Generator | Date | Mon, 24 Jan 2000 20:14:36 +0000 (GMT) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> > If the RNG provides a lot more data than other entropy sources, it can > > throw things out of whack. > > Thats beyond paranoia. > The source mentions a malicious attacker, but if such an attacker has > control of the thermal generator in your system you have bigger problems.
Not neccessarily. Nobody knows if the NSA got at the Intel RNG, I imagine even Intel can't be 100% sure of that. Paranoia in such cases is good for the health
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