Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:41:46 -0300 (BRST) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] let Net Devices feed Entropy, updated (1/2) |
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On Sat, 18 Aug 2001, Oliver Xymoron wrote:
> But your claim is there _is_ entropy. If you think there is, go ahead > and use it. Via /dev/urandom. Yes, I know it's theoretically not > secure, but then neither is what you're proposing.
OK, you seem to have a misunderstanding about both the meaning of "entropy" and the things which have been written and proposed in this thread.
Robert, please don't let Oliver discourage you.
regards,
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