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		SlyShy on Feb 1, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Infinite Noise true random number generator Indeed, they say that it looks for a deviation from expected random noise.

TheLoneWolfling on Feb 1, 2015 | [–]

...So someone replaces it with known random stream. Or, say, a known PRNG.

oh_sigh on Feb 1, 2015 | | [–]

The malicious device could simply respond with a bunch of random bits which were recorded earlier.

frozenport on Feb 1, 2015 | [–]

This isn't my field, but I'm not sure if they should check for 3% or 0.3%.

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