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ARC4 algorithm
- To: bugs_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org, <freebsd-bugs_(_at_)_freebsd_(_dot_)_org>
- Subject: ARC4 algorithm
- From: Robin Carey <robin_(_at_)_wizardsworks_(_dot_)_org>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:51:27 -0800 (PST)
Fact: The ARC4 algorithm is multiply and badly broken.
So why is it still being used in OpenBSD and FreeBSD ?
Here are two URLs which have free source code for CSPRNGs which are
vastly superior to ARC4:
http://www.burtleburtle.net/bob/rand/isaac.html
http://wizardsworks.org/~robin/leopard.html
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friendly manner.
Thanks,
Robin.
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