Re: [GNU Crypto] Ent bug, Version 2.0.1

[Casey Marshall]

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>>>>> "Karsten" == Karsten Tinnefeld <address@hidden> writes:

Karsten> Dear gnu-crypto-developers: the Ent tool to determine basic
Karsten> statistical parameters of an RNG seems to have a little
Karsten> effect: once it examines the distribution of a generator
Karsten> which delivers a Chi2-Value of exactly .5, the for-loop in
Karsten> line 332 of Ent.java will never be broken and the array
Karsten> CHI_SQUARE_P will be accessed at the (illegal) position
Karsten> CHI_SQUARE_P[0][-1].

Karsten> Adding a line before line 337, saying { if (i < 0) i = 0; }
Karsten> cures the problem.

Ok. Fixed in CVS, will appear in 2.0.2, which will likely be released
sometime soon.

Cheers,

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Casey Marshall || address@hidden
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