[tor-bugs] #10676 [Tor]: Verify urandom-style RNG is seeded before generating ID keys

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#10676: Verify urandom-style RNG is seeded before generating ID keys
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     Reporter:  nickm        |      Owner:
         Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  needs_review
     Priority:  major        |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.5.x-final
    Component:  Tor          |    Version:
   Resolution:               |   Keywords:  tor-server rng urandom startup
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 This paper/project is relevant, especially the section "Weak entropy and
 the Linux RNG" and the "Defenses and Lessons":

 "Mining Your Ps and Qs: Detection of Widespread Weak Keys in Network
 Devices"
 Nadia Heninger, Zakir Durumeric, Eric Wustrow, J. Alex Halderman
 To appear in ''Proceedings of the 21st USENIX Security Symposium'', August
 2012.

 cf [[https://factorable.net/paper.html]]

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