clemensF writes:
> > Thomas Roessler:
> 
> > Just in case your system has a /dev/random device, you
> > should most likely NOT use pgp 5.0i.  pgp 2.6 might be a
> 
> why's that?

 PGP 5.0ii's reading of random data from /dev/random does not work.
 Instead of random numbers, a stream of bytes with the value "1" is
 read. This makes generated keys predictable under certain cirumstances.

 To my knowlegde, this has not been widely published yet.

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