> >excellent source of random data available to you
> 
> I thought consensus was that since it was a closed system, 
> whiten it or use it as input to entropy.

This is what OpenSSL does when you use RAND_screen().  It munges it up 
numerous items, including the PRNG, through a cryptographic hash (MD5
if I recall correctly).

        - Dale.


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