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SubjectRe: Intel 810 Random Number Generator
Gregory Maxwell wrote:
> 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.

;-) As I said it comes down to whether you trust Intel or not.

Controlling a thermal signature might be difficult, but making a
backdoor at the chipset or even BIOS level is more feasible.

Paranoid yes, but it pays to be overparanoid when dealing /dev/random
and similar

Jeff




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