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So you actually want them to wrap RDRAND in their own random number generator? > UUID generation should be robust to random number collisions. The UUID standa

So you actually want them to wrap RDRAND in their own random number generator? > UUID generation should be robust to random number collisions. The UUID standards say that nowhere at all, it is only acknowledged that collisions may happen even if they are unlikely.

citrin_ru 6y ago
Purpose of UUID is to be unique, not random. There is no need to wrap RDRAND into another random generator. One can use time/counter as one part of UUID and kernel provided PRNG, e. g. getrandom(2) for another part.
- segfaultbuserr 6y ago
  > getrandom(2) for another part. But you cannot use getrandom(). During early boot, the kernel will either block indefinitely and/or log the uninitialized urandom read as a security problem. It was the entire reason that brought systemd's rdrand code into existence.