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rdrand

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Wow, this is pretty thorough but I never saw it address the simple question, why not use rdrand?

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Quick take

(for "read random") an instruction for returning random numbers from an Intel on-chip hardware random number generator which has been seeded by an on-chip entropy source.

Meaning at a glance

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N

(for "read random") an instruction for returning random numbers from an Intel on-chip hardware random number generator which has been seeded by an on-chip entropy source.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rdrand.

N

(for "read random") an instruction for returning random numbers from an Intel on-chip hardware random number generator which has been seeded by an on-chip entropy source.

Example sentences

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Wow, this is pretty thorough but I never saw it address the simple question, why not use rdrand?

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Now it is known as RdRand after the instruction.

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I personally would be very leery of OpenSSL relying on RdRand or AES-NI.

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In addition, Ulrich Drepper has received plenty of bug reports that all scolded his behavior, and even Linus Torvalds was the subject of a petition concerning removing RdRand from /dev/random.

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Consider, as a toy example, an rdrand that poisons a register, so that xor'ing it with anything results in a known value; this might be worse than useless.

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I cannot find anything like that for "rdrand site:cr.yp.to"; it is a reasonable position, but I don't think it's Bernstein's.

Quote examples

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I cannot find anything like that for "rdrand site:cr.yp.to"; it is a reasonable position, but I don't think it's Bernstein's.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use rdrand in a sentence?

Wow, this is pretty thorough but I never saw it address the simple question, why not use rdrand?

What does rdrand mean?

(for "read random") an instruction for returning random numbers from an Intel on-chip hardware random number generator which has been seeded by an on-chip entropy source.

What part of speech is rdrand?

rdrand is commonly used as N.