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		ComodoHacker on Jan 6, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Myths about /dev/urandom (2014) OK, "applications which require randomness during early boot time" is one such case. Thank you for pointing out.

tptacek on Jan 6, 2017 [–]

No, it isn't. During early boot time, you should use the system call interface, not the special files.

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