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Update readme.md with the new prngs that will be available from V0.37+
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Expand Up @@ -30,10 +30,15 @@ The user can select from a variety of recognised secure erase methods which incl
* Verify Ones - This method only reads the device and checks that it is filled with ones (0xFF).
* HMG IS5 enhanced - Secure Sanitisation of Protectively Marked Information or Sensitive Information

nwipe also includes the following pseudo random number generators:
nwipe also includes the following pseudo random number generators (prng):
* Mersenne Twister
* ISAAC

In addition to the above, the following prngs will be available in v0.37
* XORoshiro-256
* Lagged Fibonacci
* AES-CTR (openssl)

These can be used to overwrite a drive with a stream of randomly generated characters.

nwipe can be found in many [Linux distro repositories](#which-linux-distro-uses-the-latest-nwipe).
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