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		tedunangst on Aug 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Milk Sad Disclosure Weird. I've been assured, repeatedly, that time seeded PRNGs are never used for crypto and it's not an issue worth addressing.

sowbug on Aug 8, 2023 | [–]

There is no single codebase for "crypto," so that would be an extraordinary assurance for someone to make. Even Bitcoin has many different compatible implementations of varying quality.

ryanatdistrust on Aug 8, 2023 | [–]

As long as people can write code, bugs will exist.

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