Re: [Lynx-dev] predictable PRNG used

[Thomas Dickey]

On Sat, 4 Jul 2009, Michael S. Gilbert wrote:

> hello,
>
> it has been discovered that all of the major web browsers use a
> predictable pseudo-random number generator (PRNG).  please see
> reference [0].  lynx is fairly basic, so it may not be affected, but it
> would be useful to check nontheless.  thanks.

lynx isn't using any of the features that are mentioned _there_.

It uses random numbers for initializing SSL as well as for temporary 
filenames, and probably could be improved (though no one's suggested any 
concrete improvements that I recall).

> mike
>
> [0] http://www.trusteer.com/temporary-user-tracking-in-major-browsers
>
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