On the "randomness" of DNS

Dirk-Willem van Gulik dirkx at webweaving.org
Wed Jul 30 18:14:15 EDT 2008


On 30 Jul 2008, at 21:33, Ben Laurie wrote:

>> For sure, it would be better if we could check the source code and
>> match the implemented RNG against an already known RNG.
>> But, then, there is a "the chicken or the egg" problem: how would you
>> ensure that a *new* RNG is a good source of "randomness" ? (it's  
>> not a
>> rhetorical questions, I'm curious about other approaches).
>
> By reviewing the algorithm and thinking hard.

But even then - is that really 'possible' - or is this fundamentally a  
black art ?

Dw

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