Merreborn, sure it applies. The bug was caused because one of the patches crippled the random number seeder, and so it generated the same relatively small set of random numbers for everything. But, as the comic points out, the problem with randomness is that you can never be sure. Even the broken version of SSL *looked* like it was generating acceptable random numbers, but in fact it was not, hence the reason for it taking so long to be discovered.
saxreturnsJul 6, 2008
What does the cartoon have to do with Debian?
Closed AccountJul 7, 2008
You mean, like this?<a class="user" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa1/DJel24/motivator6359853.jpg">http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa1/DJel24/moti ...</a>
signa91Jul 7, 2008
odds is different from probability.
icurlJul 7, 2008
Dugg for funny Dilbert cartoon regardless to complicated computerish meaning...
Closed AccountJul 8, 2008
@the two above me, the chance of the next flip being either one is 50% only if you look at as not part of a series. Yes I am sure.
notwiztJul 8, 2008
Your comment is also proof that you're a total douche.
feignnuJul 8, 2008
Merreborn, sure it applies. The bug was caused because one of the patches crippled the random number seeder, and so it generated the same relatively small set of random numbers for everything. But, as the comic points out, the problem with randomness is that you can never be sure. Even the broken version of SSL *looked* like it was generating acceptable random numbers, but in fact it was not, hence the reason for it taking so long to be discovered.
tsuruchibrianJul 8, 2008
40% of statistics classes suck.
mcroyaltyJul 8, 2008
this is cool linkage
piedoodJul 14, 2008
"All SSL and SSH keys generated on Debian-based systems (Ubuntu, Kubuntu, etc) between September 2006 and May 13th, 2008 may be affected" OH MY GAWD