Did Linus Torvalds backdoor Linux random number generation? (opens in new tab)

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15 pointspetsos12y ago1 comments

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It's a sensationalist headline, but the problem is one that needs to be addressed -- whether it's acceptable for the kernel to just assume that the RDRAND instruction does what Intel claims it does.

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Did Linus Torvalds backdoor Linux random number generation? (opens in new tab)

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15 pointspetsos12y ago1 comments

1 comments

csense12y ago

It's a sensationalist headline, but the problem is one that needs to be addressed -- whether it's acceptable for the kernel to just assume that the RDRAND instruction does what Intel claims it does.

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