Ted T&#x27;so showed up here on HN in one of these discussions and derided any criticism as &quot;ivory tower&quot; and &quot;academic&quot;.<p>OTOH, Kroah-Hartmann and Torvalds seemed to approve of my essay (&quot;Myths about &#x2F;dev&#x2F;urandom&quot;), so maybe not all hope is lost.<p>Still, let&#x27;s not lose perspective here: the Linux random subsystem certainly has its flaws, but it is secure for all practical purposes. Just not convenient.