At 09:55 PM 4/20/96 -0700, frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz) wrote:

I have thought about the sources of entropy available to a Java applet, and there aren't many. You should design your protocol so entropy is not needed on the applet side. Entropy is normally used to pick symmetric encryption keys, and Initialization vectors

If your applet wants to set up a Diffie-Hellman connection, it'll need a random number to set its half-key; a scribble window may be good enough. # Thanks; Bill # Bill Stewart, stewarts@ix.netcom.com, +1-415-442-2215