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b degnan

1:01 PM

Everytime I read "let the OS take care of it" it makes me cringe. :/

SEJPM

@bdegnan there are some situations where there's no better way

unless your threat model is really weird

b degnan

The only people that I trust less than the people who wrote the OS are the people that made the hardware. Recently, I've been looking at RNG implementations in hardware and they are not nearly as good as one would expect, generally by trying to hit power numbers. :/

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kelalaka

6:14 PM

Puff. Comment only answer is HNQ!

Crypto HNQ

Q: Practical sources of entropy on an Android device?

What Android API's can be used a practical sources of entropy ? Given the requirement of sourcing entropy on the phone for purposes of seeding a PRNG, what are good options ?

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Crypto HNQ

7:28 PM

Q: Using an uncomputable function as a one-way function?

Why can't uncomputable functions be adapted to serve as theoretically perfect one-way functions? This has been bugging me for years, and I've never been able to track down an explanation of why it wouldn't work. There are many possible variations on the same general theme; the one that seems mos...

pseudo-random-function one-way-function computational-complexity-theory

Meta Crypto SE

8:17 PM

Q: 2020 Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection

Cryptography is scheduled for an election next week, June 8th, 2020. In connection with that, we will be holding a Q&A with the candidates. This will be an opportunity for members of the community to pose questions to the candidates on the topic of moderation. Participation is completely volunta...