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[Discuss] [Cryptography] Entropy Needed for SSH Keys?



On 05/23/2016 12:03 AM, Kevin W. Wall wrote:
>
> I take it you mean this quote by von Neumann:
>
> "Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means 
> is, of course, living in a state of sin."
>

Indeed. Great man.


-kb, the Kent who (understandably!) thought it was Knuth--but that was 
wrong--and the Kent who wants to both sin and pretend he isn't.




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