Re: use and docs for mertwist.c ?

[Matt Thomas <matt%3am-software.com@localhost>]

On Jul 25, 2008, at 5:47 AM, Matthias Drochner wrote:

> reed%reedmedia.net@localhost said:
> > I am testing it as a replacement for arc4random to compare CPU usage.
>
> I'm noy a cryptography expert. Barely able to initiate a google
> search -- it yields that the M.T. is not considered suitable for
> cryptographic purposes.
> So if our version is modified, or there are other reasons which
> make it suitable as arc4random() replacement, it should
> be documented, to appease such concerns.

It's just as "suitable" as arc4random().  We don't actually have
a cryptographically strong PRNG in the kernel.  Both fail FIPS-140
just as badly.