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Does this not imply that its usefulness degrades depending on how much random data you need / the frequency at which you need it? For example if you ask for 8 bits of randomness within the same time-slice (either as a chunk of 8 bits or 8 separate invocations) - then you're only ever going to get 00000000 or 11111111 as your "pseudorandom" values (and this feels like it would be an easily re-producible outcome)


There is a limit on the frequency of requests, which makes sure the bit will be flipped several times before every request. Current enforced minimum is 20 milliseconds (roughly 50 bits/second). Lower values may be safe as well, but have not been tested yet.




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