[Cryptography] SP800-90A B & C

[Bear]

On Mon, 2013-11-11 at 21:18 +0000, dj at deadhat.com wrote:

> Part of my argument was that we can have both. The design must ensure that
> if designed to the spec without manipulation, it will offer secure random
> numbers. 

But if we have no way of verifying that it is designed to the spec
without manipulation we have no way of verifying that any security 
exists.  I have a problem with that. 

> The spec can allow that users can mix in their own sources to
> mitigate the issues that the former model raises.

And it must.  

There absolutely must be a requirement for sources of entropy whose 
nature and functioning are verifiable.

Bear