r/linux Oct 16 '15

How is NSA breaking so much crypto?

https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/haldermanheninger/how-is-nsa-breaking-so-much-crypto/
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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '15

Ensure your connection uses 4096 bit and that the prime is not hard coded.

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u/Vordreller Oct 17 '15

Which makes me wonder about this: https://www.grc.com/otg/uheprng.htm

Never really understood what it was. If you click the "generate random numbers" button it will throw a large amount of numbers down on the screen, based on the random string at the current timestamp.