Random seed: mention the possibility for known-input attacks authored by anonym's avatar anonym
...@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ write on the system partition. ...@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ write on the system partition.
This is WIP on tails/tails#11897. This is WIP on tails/tails#11897.
However, there might be issues with making the seed known, opening up
for potential known-input attacks on the PRNG. [See this thread for
details](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/merge_requests/1431#note_230021).
## Random value stored in an unused sector ## Random value stored in an unused sector
We can write a random value in an unused sector (e.g. LBA 34) on first We can write a random value in an unused sector (e.g. LBA 34) on first
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