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fault1
on Dec 31, 2021
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Linux Kernel RNG is now Blake2 instead of SHA1 and...
I think you are talking about a psuedo-rng.
akerl_
on Dec 31, 2021
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Basically every RNG you interact with on general purpose computers is a pseudo random number generator. The kernel RNG being discussed here is a CSPRNG, as was the one it replaced.
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