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You need a TLS connection to get the NIST beacon, which requires a seeded rng. That seems like a chicken and egg problem.
by kevinnk 9y ago
You need a TLS connection to get the NIST beacon, which requires a seeded rng. That seems like a chicken and egg problem.
- londons_explore 9y agoAs long as this data was signed by NIST, and we trusted NIST, there should be no need for TLS.
- inetknght 9y agoexcept that you would need to download the _entire_ random number sequence blockchain history instead of, say, specific parts. Otherwise, the specific parts you download would be known and therefore part of your randomness would be known.