Information On random seed

A random seed (or seed state or just seed is a number (or Array data structure used to initialize a pseudorandom number generator The choice of a good random seed is crucial in the field of computer security When a secret encryption key (cryptography) is pseudorandom y key generation having the seed will allow one to obtain the key. If the same randomseed is deliberately shared, it becomes a secret key so two or more systems using matching pseudorandom number algorithms and matching seeds can generate matching sequences of non-repeating numbers which can be used to synchronize remote systems, such as GPS satellites and receivers. Random seeds are often generated from the state of the computer system (such as the time , a cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator or from a hardware random number generator

Trivia

An error in generating a random seed led —among security issues— to the release of Mozilla Firefox version 3.5.1. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id501605#21

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