Security is weakened because random numbers are not random enough

Posted by bob on Aug 10, 2015 2:13 PM EDT
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The entropy of data generated by Linux servers -- which are the backbone of much of the internet -- is, says security expert Bruce Potter, too low... Potter warns that the low entropy problem means that seemingly random numbers could in fact be easier to guess or crack than first thought.

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