The Arduino as a Hardware Random-Number Generator — mentioned by Tharre

Thu, 26 Dec 2019 16:48:58 GMT

The "security" of this device is a joke, just look at how randomness is derived: unsigned int analog1 = analogRead(ANALOGPIN1); RNG.stir((uint8_t *)analog1, sizeof(analog1), sizeof(analog1)*2); unsigned int analog2 = analogRead(ANALOGPIN2); RNG.stir((uint8_t *)analog2, sizeof(analog2), sizeof(analog2)*2); (See [0] for a comprehensive summary of why this is a terrible thing to do) And yeah, analogRead() is a function from the Arduino library because .. well, apparently there's an Arduino compatible chip inside that does all the cryptographic operations. Meaning that there is no hardware…

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The Arduino as a Hardware Random-Number Generator — mentioned by Tharre