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Comment by vayup

> ...attackers must not be able to predict tag values that the system will choose. We address this issue by frequently re-seeding the underlying pseudo-random generator used to select new tags.

This point could use more explanation. The fundamental problem here is the low entropy of the tags (only 4 bits). An attacker who randomly guesses the tags has 1/16 chance of success. That is not fixed by reseeding the PRNG. So I am not sure what they mean.

parent vayup 1 year ago

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