Perry E. Metzger writes:
If you start with 100 bits of entropy, your stream will have only 100 bits of entropy. If you start with 1024 bits, you will have a kilobit of entropy, and so forth.
This may seem like a lot, but it really isn't.
...and note that IPG does us the favor of ensuring the keys conform to this elaborate battery of statistical tests. Thus, there are bunches of keys that "aren't random enough" and thus not among the set to be considered when trying to break one. ______c_____________________________________________________________________ Mike M Nally * Tiv^H^H^H IBM * Austin TX * I want more, I want more, m5@tivoli.com * m101@io.com * I want more, I want more ... <URL:http://www.io.com/~m101> *_______________________________