The TL;DR: the old 4096-bit LSFR generator has been replaced by BLAKE2 (one of t...

		dragontamer on Feb 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Linux 5.18 has new RNG, fixes vulnerabilities and ... The TL;DR: the old 4096-bit LSFR generator has been replaced by BLAKE2 (one of the SHA3 finalists) A modern crypto-function will perform better on modern computers, because modern crypto-functions were designed with modern computers in mind.