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cperciva
on Jan 7, 2020
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Removing the Linux /dev/random blocking pool
I wasn't entirely sure if the previous commenter was confused or merely saying things in a confusing way. The fact is that with a small entropy pool and a leaky mechanism like RC4, you absolutely
can
run out of entropy.
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