entropy of /dev/random vs. openssl rand
markus reichelt <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.kernel,gmane.linux.cryptography |
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Hi, I need to create a moderate amount of v3 keys for loop-aes and wonder how/if the "openssl rand" implementation differs significantly from /dev/random concerning entropy. In case /dev/random and "openssl rand" are somewhat comparable, I would just use the latter to create the keys. However, I certainly don't want to use a /dev/urandom look-alike. Any feedback appreciated. -- left blank, right bald
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