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> The first is the Linear Congruential Generator (LCG). This is a widely used generator. It can't be called a random/pseudorandom number generator. That was d
by aaron695 4y ago
> The first is the Linear Congruential Generator (LCG). This is a widely used generator.
It can't be called a random/pseudorandom number generator. That was disproved decades ago.
How could anyone accidentally use this?
What libraries call it random?
It is a bug/security issue and should be fixed.
I don't understand the papers context, why not disprove https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RANDU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RANDU or https://xkcd.com/221/ https://xkcd.com/221/ ?