Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:42:00 +0100 | From | Marc Haber <> | Subject | Re: Why does reading from /dev/urandom deplete entropy so much? |
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On Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 03:26:47PM -0600, Matt Mackall wrote: > The distinction between /dev/random and /dev/urandom boils down to one > word: paranoia. If you are not paranoid enough to mistrust your > network, then /dev/random IS NOT FOR YOU. Use /dev/urandom.
But currently, people who use /dev/urandom to obtain low-quality entropy do a DoS for the paranoid people.
Greetings Marc
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