On Passing Statistical Tests
To be brief, a CSRNG should be unbreakable by smart attackers with lots of resources. If a CSRNG does not pass statistical tests, then this means that it can be broken by a chimpanzee. But if it passes the tests, this does in no way prove that it is cryptographically strong; it just means that the chimpanzee will be stumped.
tpornin on {NCC Research](https://research.nccgroup.com/2019/12/19/on-linuxs-random-number-generation/)
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