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Subject: Re: /dev/random in 2.4.6
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From: Doug McNaught <doug@wireboard.com>
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Chris Friesen <cfriesen@nortelnetworks.com> writes:

> Why don't we also switch to a cryptographically secure algorithm for
> /dev/urandom? 

It IS cryptographically secure.  Have you ever read the manpage?

-Doug
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