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		forgotpwtomain on May 7, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ruby Bug: SecureRandom should try /dev/urandom fir... > OK, this is an instant red-flag to me to get out of the conversation. Perhaps you are unfamiliar with? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_EC_DRBG

dchest on May 7, 2016 [–]

I'm familiar with it. CTR DRBG, Hash DRBG, HMAC DRBG are all fairly solid designs.

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