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A Rusty Key: At The Core of Cybersecurity is Random Numbers

One of the most fundamental aspects of our online security is the generation of random numbers. These typically generate encryption keys, which are so fundamental to our security that any flaws in them can compromise our whole environment. So examples are:

• Generating wallets. When a new Bitcoin wallet is created, for example, the private key is a random 32 byte…