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| 5 | .TH NETTLE\-LFIB\-STREAM 1 "June 2007" "nettle 1.15" "Nettle tools" |
5 | .TH NETTLE\-LFIB\-STREAM 1 "June 2007" "nettle 1.15" "Nettle tools" |
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| 18 | .SH NAME |
18 | .SH NAME |
| 19 | nettle\-lfib\-stream \- pseudorandom generator |
19 | nettle\-lfib\-stream \- pseudorandom generator |
| 20 | .SH SYNOPSIS |
20 | .SH SYNOPSIS |
| 21 | .B nettle\-lfib\-stream |
21 | .B nettle\-lfib\-stream |
| 22 | .RI [ seed ] |
22 | .RI [ seed ] |
| 23 | .SH DESCRIPTION |
23 | .SH DESCRIPTION |
| 24 | This manual page documents briefly the |
24 | This manual page documents briefly the |
| 25 | .B nettle\-lfib\-stream |
25 | .B nettle\-lfib\-stream |
| 26 | command. |
26 | command. |
| 27 | This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution |
27 | This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution |
| 28 | because the original program does not have a manual page. |
28 | because the original program does not have a manual page. |
| 29 | .PP |
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| 33 | \fBnettle\-lfib\-stream\fP outputs a sequence |
33 | \fBnettle\-lfib\-stream\fP outputs a sequence |
| 34 | of pseudorandom (non-cryptographic) bytes, using Knuth's lagged |
34 | of pseudorandom (non-cryptographic) bytes, using Knuth's lagged |
| 35 | fibonacci generator, optionally using the integer \fIseed\fR as the |
35 | fibonacci generator, optionally using the integer \fIseed\fR as the |
| 36 | seed. If no seed is given, \fBtime\fR(2) is used. |
36 | seed. If no seed is given, \fBtime\fR(2) is used. |
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| 38 | \fBWarning:\fP The stream is useful for testing, but should not be used |
38 | \fBWarning:\fP The stream is useful for testing, but should not be used |
| 39 | to generate cryptographic keys or anything else that needs real randomness. |
39 | to generate cryptographic keys or anything else that needs real randomness. |
| 40 | .SH SEE ALSO |
40 | .SH SEE ALSO |
| 41 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagged_Fibonacci_generator |
41 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagged_Fibonacci_generator |
| 42 | .SH AUTHOR |
42 | .SH AUTHOR |
| 43 | This manual page was written by Magnus Holmgren <magnus@kibibyte.se>, |
43 | This manual page was written by Magnus Holmgren <holmgren@debian.org>, |
| 44 | for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). |
44 | for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). |
| - | 45 | .SH COPYRIGHT |
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| - | 46 | Copyright © 2007 Magnus Holmgren. |
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| - | 47 | .P |
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| - | 48 | Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, |
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| - | 49 | are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright |
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| - | 50 | notice and this notice are preserved. |
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