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Randomness for Encryption

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Communicating over the Internet requires encryption, which (currently) means that we need sources for random numbers.

To generate those random numbers, companies use physical displays like these spinning disks...

...or a wall of lava lamps.

←Arch Bridges

Floating Bridges→

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