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The article highlights a potential flaw in AMD's random number generator that prevents it from generating the value 0, raising concerns about randomness and security implications.
The article explains the algorithm Windows XP used to randomly select initial user profile pictures, which is based on reservoir sampling and uses the RtlRandomEx function seeded with GetTickCount().
This article demonstrates how to reverse common pseudo-random number generators (such as linear congruential generators, XOR shift, and Flash's RNG), and shows a practical attack by predicting mine positions in a Minesweeper game, emphasizing that ordinary random numbers should not be used in security contexts.