Re: Random numbers

If we implement AES and SHA-2, we can use these as building blocks for a Fortuna RNG (spec. Bruce Schneier, Niels Ferguson.) I've already implemented Fortuna in JS and it's definitely feasible. 

NK


On Tuesday, 15 May, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Philip Gladstone wrote:

> I believe that the crypto API should have a method for generating cryptographically secure random numbers. This is non-trivial to get right, but there is hardware support in some new chips for generating high quality random numbers. A uniform random number interface can abstract the platform differences and provide a uniform interface..
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