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Re: Generating a true random number?
From: rjq () phys ksu edu (Rob Quinn)
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 1994 17:46:56 -0500 (CDT)
I need to generate an 8 byte random DES key, so of course, I need a way of generating 8 random bytes. Any ideas?
This was discussed on a comp.* group a while back, and some suggestions (for a UNIX machine) were to use the kernel memory. Don't actually dig through the memory yourself (since most non-root people can't), but use a command that can. I've been using the output of `pstat -p | sum' myself. -- | let's all be different | | just like me Rob Quinn | | rjq () phys ksu edu | | QuinnBob@KSUVM.BITNET |
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