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LibreSSL's PRNG is Unsafe on Linux [Update: LibreSSL fork fix]

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This is the response of one of the OpenBSD developers on twitter:

Miod in the Middle ‏@MiodVallat 4h

People complaining about #LibreSSL PRNG ought to get their OS fixed to provide a decent entropy source instead. `Must be that tall to ride'

| Posted on 2014-07-15 at 23:43:26 UTC by Reader Joe | Reply to This

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