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Surviving a bad RNG
- aidanf 15y agoHere's another interesting case-study in exploiting a bad RNG. It's from 1999 and shows how the authors were able to exploit the weak RNG at planetpoker.com to predict the sequences output by their card-shuffling algorithm. http://www.cigital.com/papers/download/developer_gambling.php http://www.cigital.com/papers/download/developer_gambling.ph...
- tptacek 15y agoNote that this is a case of someone breaking a system that didn't even use a cryptographic random number generator.
- jakejake 15y agoSometimes I feel like I have a decent understanding of cryptology. And then I read an article like this and realize that I know practically nothing.
- calinet6 15y ago"Anyone attempting to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin." - John von Neumann
- Craiggybear 15y agoSimply hook up your RND to the logic circuits of a Bambleweeny sub-meson brain, give it a fresh cup of really strong tea and plug it in!