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AMD's random number generator can't generate a 0?

288 points · 220 comments · BruceEel

  1. hnacobsxph · · focus · HN ↗
    Chased a similar bug in a KDF once and only caught it by histogramming the 16 bit draws, statistical suites never flagged it.
    1. esafak · · focus · HN ↗
      Your suites didn&#x27;t even do a <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Kolmogorov%E2%80%93Smirnov_test" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Kolmogorov%E2%80%93Smirnov_tes... which is what you did?
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