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That sort of input is used for key generation entropy, so hopefully Randall is going to use it to break all my SSH and GPG keys. I can't wait to see what he doe

That sort of input is used for key generation entropy, so hopefully Randall is going to use it to break all my SSH and GPG keys. I can't wait to see what he does with them.

JshWright 11y ago
Generally the entropy is derived from the timing of the interrupts from the keypresses. The actual output of keys pressed isn't terribly useful.
- Vexs 11y ago
  Huh, I wouldn't have guessed that, but I suppose it makes sense- people usually follow patterns on keyboards.
  - klez 11y ago
    I guess those pattern get broken once someone uses a dvorak keymap (like I do) and the person analyzing the text doesn't know.
  - JshWright 11y ago
    Yeah, and the last couple bits of the microsecond timestamp on the interrupt that fired when the key pressed are going to be pretty darn random.