Random Numbers in Perl
Jason
jkenner@mindspring.com
Mon, 23 Oct 2000 13:08:36 -0700
Kevin Buettner wrote:
> This isn't exactly portable, but I doubt that you'll find a portable
> way to obtain cryptographically strong random numbers.
The most common portable method of obtaining cryptographically strong
random numbers is to generate a seed using the HACK device. (Human At
Computer Keyboard :) I believe PGP relies on this method.
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