According to this post on the official V8 Javascript blog, the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) that V8 Javascript uses in Math.random() is horribly flawed and getting replaced with something … ...

As the topic says, my Mandrake 8.1 box seems to stop forever at the message:"Initializing random number generator"I can switch to the console using CTRL+ALT+F1, but all I can do in the end is ...

JavaScript has a Math.random() function that generates a random decimal number between 0 (inclusive) and 1 (exclusive). Thus Math.random() can return a 0 but never return a 1. Note: Like Storing ...

So we pull out random bits of live space data, which also solves the problem of tampering," said Manber. From Q2 2007, the user will be able to choose which source they want, the company claims.

Over the years, multiple studies have found that Google Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine was returning not-so-random numbers when you called the Math.random() function. Today that’s been fixed ...

Description Container starts and instantly stops with the following Error: [Thu Aug 19 09:19:01.413647 2021] [:crit] [pid 1] (38)Function not implemented: AH00141: Could not initialize random number ...

The product uses the newer SHA1 PRNG random number generator in all other settings. The NIST certification page lists dozens of other products that also use the weak RNG. Most of those appear to ...