# SecureRandom

Tim Wolters (twolters@requisite.com)
Fri, 9 May 1997 14:28:58 -0600

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    From: Tim Wolters <twolters@requisite.com>

    To: "'java-security@java.sun.com'" <java-security@web2.javasoft.com>

    Subject: SecureRandom

    Date: Fri, 9 May 1997 14:28:58 -0600

I was just at the Sun Software Developer Camp yesterday on Java
Security. I'm currently using the default constructor of SecureRandom to
seed the RNG. I've read the disclaimer in the Javadoc for the class.
That aside, is the source code available for the seed generation, and is
there ANY information presently that indicates a bias towards 0 or 1, or
known platform/processor dependencies that weaken the algorithm? What
other sources for good seeds are out there? Does Sun have a
cryptographically secure hardware RNG?

thanks in advance!

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