AMD's random number generator can't generate a 0?(board.flatassembler.net)
280 points by BruceEel 22 days ago | 215 comments
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HN Discussion:
  • ↑Confirms this fits a pattern of recurring RDRAND bugs on AMD Zen processors
  • ↑Shares personal reproduction or corroborating evidence of the bug on their own hardware
  • ~Downplays practical impact since hardware RNG output typically seeds a CSPRNG anyway
  • ↑Recommends defensive practices like using XOFs to mitigate faulty hardware RNGs
  • •Asks technical follow-up questions about scope and mechanism of the bug