[Freedombox-discuss] random numbers (was: Key Splitting ...)

[Sandy Harris]

On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 6:34 PM, John Gilmore <gnu at toad.com> wrote:
>> Like most other crypto, these schemes fail if the box lacks
>> an adequate RNG. I know the topic has been discussed
>> before. Does the Box as currently set up handle this?
>
> The DreamPlug does not have a good source of randomness.

I wrote an RNG aimed at solving that problem. It needs
more analysis before it should be trusted.
ftp://ftp.cs.sjtu.edu.cn:990/sandy/maxwell/

The paper there describes two other solutions, Haveged
and Turbid, which might solve the problem better.