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> Now we have a strong RND based generator for the first ID for a peer. But
> its fairly slow (MD4 hash) and can't be used for every packet. Strength of
> the generator and requirements for a guaranteed long period contradicts each
> other.
Wasn't the /dev/random stuff invented exactly for this kind of uses? I'd
assume you can bypass the MD hash here, and just steal a byte or two
directly from the entropy pool.
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