Hi, I'm not trying to generate multiple random numbers, but just generate a PGP key one time in a way that is very hard to crack by basing it on a one-time seed generated manually in a reliably random way.
With software, there's risks that the sequence of numbers generated isn't fully random and that someone could cut use information about the software or other numbers it generates, to better guess any single number it generates. I know that a CSPRNG is supposed to make this cryptographically secure, but (and correct me if I'm wrong) it seems that some one-time offline truly random process (like rolling a thousand non-biased coins by a no-biased person) is guaranteed to be more random than any HWRNG or software RNG that might actually have correlations you're not aware of. It also seems less susceptible to somebody using knowledge of the software or number-generating process to better crack what numbers you used. (1) Is there a way to seed the random number generators used by GnuPG with a one-time manually entered seed? (2) Is there a way to seed any of the random number generators people have mentioned in this thread, with a one-time manually entered seed? (3) Is there a way to have GnuPG use a different random number generator like he ones people mentioned on this thread? (4) Of the random number generators mentioned in this thread, which are cryptographically secure? Peace, community, justice, - George
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