The OpenBSD project patched a vulnerability in the LibreSSL random number generator; both sides of the issue concede the test program used to trigger the flaw was either unusual or unrealistic. The ...

Although weaknesses in one pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) at the heart of a US National Security Agency (NSA) scandal have been known for years, recent media attention has given light to ...

Researchers have published a paper that casts doubt on the security robustness of the pseudo random number generators in the Linux kernel. The sanctity of the dev/random random number generator used ...

- "Response" number - the result of seeding a PRNG with a challenge and a protected, unique ID. Is it trivial to reverse engineer the seed, and possibly the unique ID, from this situation? I imagine ...

Officials from RSA Security are advising customers of the company’s BSAFE toolkit and Data Protection Manager to stop using a crucial cryptography component in the products that were recently revealed ...