[147862] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Re: [Cryptography] [RNG] on RNGs, VM state, rollback, etc.
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Mon Oct 28 13:40:04 2013
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Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 23:53:14 +0100
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To: Alexandre Anzala-Yamajako <anzalaya@gmail.com>
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