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08/28/08 06:49
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 		 #157807 - Not "how safe?", but "how secure?".
Responding to: ???'s previous message
I wasn't referring to the safety of the device, but to how secure it needs to be against intentional attacks (i.e. cheating). And if there's money involved, I would say it's fairly certain that you'll face the problem of cheaters at some point. Even if there's not much money to be won, there may be people trying to cheat just for the challenge.

And the more easily the state of the PRNG can be deduced from external measurements, the easier it will be to cheat.


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8051 random numbers revisted - tested            01/01/70 00:00      
   Just Out Of Curiosity            01/01/70 00:00      
      yes casino            01/01/70 00:00      
   No fancy simulator required            01/01/70 00:00      
      Russ, great info here is MY code            01/01/70 00:00      
         Language-independent method            01/01/70 00:00      
            Oops            01/01/70 00:00      
               Head under arm            01/01/70 00:00      
                  HLL not an option            01/01/70 00:00      
                     HLL was just for example - easy to read            01/01/70 00:00      
         As always: The generation of random numbers ...            01/01/70 00:00      
          what is the need to CLR C            01/01/70 00:00      
            no need            01/01/70 00:00      
      does this solution make sense            01/01/70 00:00      
         Per's idea makes more sense            01/01/70 00:00      
         Don\'t use conditional jumps            01/01/70 00:00      
            Clever!            01/01/70 00:00      
      Converting Assembly to C            01/01/70 00:00      
   what about using the timer?            01/01/70 00:00      
      256 / 6 is a failure            01/01/70 00:00      
   One Suggestion for generating 1 to 6            01/01/70 00:00      
   try to use timer            01/01/70 00:00      
      yes a nice solution            01/01/70 00:00      
         How secure does this have to be ?            01/01/70 00:00      
            not much            01/01/70 00:00      
               Not "how safe?", but "how secure?".            01/01/70 00:00      
                  it passed!            01/01/70 00:00      
                     ALL THE BEST!!!            01/01/70 00:00      

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