Re: Generating a true random number?
Tom Fitzgerald (fitz@wang.com)
Fri, 3 Jun 1994 18:06:11 -0400 (EDT)
> I need to generate an 8 byte random DES key, so of course, I need a way
> of generating 8 random bytes. Any ideas?
>
> Seeding off the pid or time of day doesn't do much for me...
Assuming you're not in a hurry, mjr's recommendation has always worked for
me....
( ps -ael ; pstat ; netstat -s ; netstat -m ) | md5
This is slightly SysV-flavored, tune as needed.
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Tom Fitzgerald Wang Labs Lowell MA, USA 1-508-967-5278 fitz@wang.com
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