Re: More stuff to worry about random number generators:

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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- -- "Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com> wrote:

> via bruce:
> > http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/12/dual_ec_drbg_ad.html  
>
> Dual_EC_DRBG Added to Windows Vista
>
> Microsoft has added the random-number generator Dual_EC-DRBG to
> Windows Vista, as part of SP1. Yes, this is the same RNG that could
> have an NSA backdoor.
>
> It's not enabled by default, and my advice is to never enable it. Ever.

Windows Vista? What's that? ;-)

- - ferg

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"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
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