Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:22:22 +0000
On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM Thiago Macieira wrote:
>
> Also one of the reasons some skeptics decided to not use the HWRNG
> (exclusively or at all): you can't tell from the outside if the output is
> random, AES-smoothed random, or a CTR-mode AES encryption of a
> specific seed.
I don't understand. If the output has no discernable patterns in it,
then surely that's a good reason to use it? Why would that put people
off using it?
>
> Also one of the reasons some skeptics decided to not use the HWRNG
> (exclusively or at all): you can't tell from the outside if the output is
> random, AES-smoothed random, or a CTR-mode AES encryption of a
> specific seed.
I don't understand. If the output has no discernable patterns in it,
then surely that's a good reason to use it? Why would that put people
off using it?
Received on 2025-03-11 22:22:36