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		tptacek on Aug 19, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Myths about /dev/urandom (2014) What does "acquiring entropy" mean here? There is no reason a properly seeded CSPRNG should ever need to block.

John_KZ on Aug 19, 2018 [–]

I don't think you understand how CSPRNGs work.

tptacek on Aug 19, 2018 | [–]

Do go on.

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