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Re: [tor-bugs] #23061 [Core Tor/Tor]: crypto_rand_double() should produce all possible outputs on platforms with 32-bit int
#23061: crypto_rand_double() should produce all possible outputs on platforms with
32-bit int
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Reporter: teor | Owner: nickm
Type: defect | Status:
| needs_revision
Priority: Medium | Milestone: Tor:
| 0.3.2.x-final
Component: Core Tor/Tor | Version: Tor:
| 0.2.2.14-alpha
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: tor-relay, security-low, privcount, | Actual Points: 0.5
031-backport, 030-backport, 029-backport, 028 |
-backport-maybe, 027-backport-maybe, 026 |
-backport-maybe |
Parent ID: | Points: 0.1
Reviewer: | Sponsor:
| SponsorQ
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Comment (by catalyst):
Replying to [comment:9 teor]:
> It might be ok to only have 48 bits of entropy. Or we could extend that
scheme to give us 52 (or >52 with subnormals).
Would we have to do something different to make sure the subnormal values
are uniform with the others?
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/23061#comment:10>
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