[Cryptography] [RNG] on RNGs, VM state, rollback, etc.

[Russ Nelson]

Tony Naggs writes:
 > I think you a overestimating how much real entropy you will collect this
 > way [ through powerline drift.]

Indeed. By the time you set up a powerline interface, you may as well
just reverse-bias a diode, compare it to a low-pass-filtered version
of itself, and capture that noise.

You could do it with a DigiSpark, and get a USB bytestream. 100% open
source, 100% auditable.  http://digistump.com/

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