[Cryptech Tech] fyi: pcg-random.org: A Family of Better Random Number Generator

Simon Josefsson simon at josefsson.org
Wed Feb 25 16:06:32 UTC 2015


I see no indication that PCG claims any CSPRNG properties.  Looks like
your typical non-crypto PRNG to me.  If there is no security proof for a
CSPRNG construct, be aware.

/Simon
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