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> most encryption schemes that you might use to secure the transmission require secure random number generation. If I understand this correctly, most channel s
by lloeki 13y ago
> most encryption schemes that you might use to secure the transmission require secure random number generation.
If I understand this correctly, most channel securing schemes require RNG for key exchange (e.g "no prior knowledge" DH key exchange) or pair generation (RSA), then you can move on to a symmetric cipher (whose key is derived from the resulting DH shared secret, or exchanged encrypted via RSA), which requires no RNG (until you want to change the key for PFS).
So one can assume scenario where only a quantum of entropy is needed to establish a secure connection, then refuel the entropy bucket with random data transmitted over the now secure yet "non entropy consuming" channel.