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RFC 4086, "Randomness Requirements for Security", June 2005

Source of RFC: IETF - NON WORKING GROUP
Area Assignment: sec
See Also: RFC 4086 w/ inline errata

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Errata ID: 8625
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: mrrccc
Date Reported: 2025-11-02
Verifier Name: RFC Editor
Date Verified: 2025-11-05

Section 6.1.3. says:

Despite meeting all the tests suggested by Knuth, that sequence is unsuitable
for cryptographic us, as adversaries must be assumed to have copies
of all commonly published "random" sequences and to be able to spot
the source and predict future values.

It should say:

Despite meeting all the tests suggested by Knuth, that sequence is unsuitable
for cryptographic use, as adversaries must be assumed to have copies
of all commonly published "random" sequences and to be able to spot
the source and predict future values.

Notes:

Simple typo; missing "e" in the expression "for cryptographic us,".

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