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The article actually hints that Firefox (not Chrome) and Edge used the same RNG. The article says "LCG imported from Java decades ago", but actually Java(OpenJD
by sanxiyn 11y ago
The article actually hints that Firefox (not Chrome) and Edge used the same RNG. The article says "LCG imported from Java decades ago", but actually Java(OpenJDK)'s java.util.Random still uses the same RNG today, and it's not that surprising Edge also used it.
The generator (LCG with multiplier 0x5DEECE66D) is not bad. Its main problem is that it has only 48 bits of state.