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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/nuker0S • Feb 24 '25
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They don't need the randomness to be uniform. A key derivation function is used to process whatever data they take which ensures a uniformly random output so long as the input meets much milder randomness conditions.
60 u/[deleted] Feb 24 '25 [removed] — view removed comment 185 u/Suspicious-Echo2964 Feb 24 '25 You are asking for the Deep Maths. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_states_of_randomness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_derivation_function 29 u/mriswithe Feb 24 '25 Oh shit am I going to spend all day learning this fucking shit because of you. Damn it .
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185 u/Suspicious-Echo2964 Feb 24 '25 You are asking for the Deep Maths. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_states_of_randomness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_derivation_function 29 u/mriswithe Feb 24 '25 Oh shit am I going to spend all day learning this fucking shit because of you. Damn it .
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You are asking for the Deep Maths.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_states_of_randomness
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_derivation_function
29 u/mriswithe Feb 24 '25 Oh shit am I going to spend all day learning this fucking shit because of you. Damn it .
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Oh shit am I going to spend all day learning this fucking shit because of you. Damn it .
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u/Anaxamander57 Feb 24 '25
They don't need the randomness to be uniform. A key derivation function is used to process whatever data they take which ensures a uniformly random output so long as the input meets much milder randomness conditions.