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Hackfest 2014: Theo de Raadt presented "arc4random - randomization for all occasions"

Name: Hackfest 2014: Theo de Raadt presented "arc4random - randomization for all occasions"
Uploaded: 2014-11-18T18:52:16Z
Duration: 36 min 36 s
Channel: Hackfest Communication
Description: Theo de Raadt explains the design, history, and implementation of the arc4random API for secure random number generation in OpenBSD.

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Presented by Theo de Raadt, founder of OpenBSD
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Theo de Raadt explains the design, history, and implementation of the arc4random API for secure random number generation in OpenBSD.

Hackfest 2014: Theo de Raadt presented "arc4random" Slides: openbsd.org/papers/hackfest2014-arc4random/index.html Talk description: hackfest.ca/conf2014/arc4random hackfest.ca/schedule-2014 Presented by: Hackfest communication Logo by Hackfest Communication & CC flickr jdhancock

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What people say. Recommended as an excellent talk on why standard rand APIs are broken and how arc4random provides a secure alternative.

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