Did Linus Torvalds backdoor Linux random number generation?reddit.com 15 pointspetsos13 years ago1 commentSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−csense13yIt's a sensationalist headline, but the problem is one that needs to be addressed -- whether it's acceptable for the kernel to just assume that the RDRAND instruction does what Intel claims it does.
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It's a sensationalist headline, but the problem is one that needs to be addressed -- whether it's acceptable for the kernel to just assume that the RDRAND instruction does what Intel claims it does.