Aware of weaknesses in the early_random() pseudo random number generator used in iOS 6, Apple switched to an entirely new generator in iOS 7. In doing so, however, it weakened rather than strengthened the random number generation that lies at the heart of many of the attack mitigations that supposedly make iOS a secure operating system.


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Aware of weaknesses in the early_random() pseudo random number generator used in iOS 6, Apple switched to an entirely new generator in iOS 7. In doing so, however, it weakened rather than strengthened the random number generation that lies at the heart of many of the attack mitigations that supposedly make iOS a secure operating system.
Mon, 17 Mar 2014 10:21:00 GMT
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/security-in-apples-ios-7-weaker-not-stronger-than/

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