Curious RNG stalemate [was: use of cpunks]

[James A. Donald]

On 2013-10-19 04:46, Joseph Holsten wrote:
> Open design doesn't mean it hasn't been undermined in manufacturing. 
> If you didn't built it yourself, you can't be sure. cf 
> http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/ken/trust.html Being on this list again is 
> making me paranoid. On the bright side, my tinfoil hats are becoming 
> quite fashionable. -- ~j 

You can, however, be sure a microphone input is a reliable source of 
entropy, since fake entropy would interfere with its microphone function.

When you hold a seashell to your ear, you are hearing thermal noise.