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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/gen/arc4random.3')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/gen/arc4random.3 | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/arc4random.3 b/lib/libc/gen/arc4random.3 index 334bb7b..e83bb47 100644 --- a/lib/libc/gen/arc4random.3 +++ b/lib/libc/gen/arc4random.3 @@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ The .Fn arc4random function uses the key stream generator employed by the -arc4 cipher, which uses 8*8 8 bit S-Boxes. The S-Boxes +arc4 cipher, which uses 8*8 8 bit S-Boxes. +The S-Boxes can be in about .if t 2\u\s71700\s10\d .if n (2**1700) @@ -76,9 +77,11 @@ automatically initializes itself. .Xr srandomdev 3 .Sh HISTORY .Pa RC4 -has been designed by RSA Data Security, Inc. It was posted anonymously +has been designed by RSA Data Security, Inc. +It was posted anonymously to the USENET and was confirmed to be equivalent by several sources who -had access to the original cipher. Since +had access to the original cipher. +Since .Pa RC4 used to be a trade secret, the cipher is now referred to as .Pa ARC4 . |
