// Create a normalized string of the selected cards
var normalizedCards = cards.join("").toUpperCase();
// Convert to binary using the SHA256 hash of the normalized cards.
- // If the number of bits is more than 256, multiple rounds of hashing
+ // If the number of bits is more than 256, multiple hashes
// are used until the required number of bits is reached.
var entropyBin = "";
var iterations = 0;
while (entropyBin.length < numberOfBits) {
- var hashedCards = sjcl.hash.sha256.hash(normalizedCards);
- for (var j=0; j<iterations; j++) {
- hashedCards = sjcl.hash.sha256.hash(hashedCards);
- }
+ var hashedCards = sjcl.hash.sha256.hash(normalizedCards + ":" + iterations);
var hashHex = sjcl.codec.hex.fromBits(hashedCards);
for (var i=0; i<hashHex.length; i++) {
var decimal = parseInt(hashHex[i], 16);