True random numbers

[Perry E. Metzger]

maruishi at netcom.com writes:
> I was trying to think of a way to come up with true random numbers...
> And knowing a bit of UNIX socket TCP/IP programming I made a small little
> program that generates random numbers by measuring the mili-second timing ies
> a TCP packet to bounce back, from another network. 

A bad source of randomness, both because the opponent can also conduct
the same measurement and because the opponent can alter your
measurement...

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