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std.rand: set DefaultCsprng to Gimli, and require a larger seed
`DefaultCsprng` is documented as a cryptographically secure RNG. While `ISAAC` is a CSPRNG, the variant we have, `ISAAC64` is not. A 64 bit seed is a bit small to satisfy that claim. We also saw it being used with the current date as a seed, that also defeats the point of a CSPRNG. Set `DefaultCsprng` to `Gimli` instead of `ISAAC64`, rename the parameter from `init_s` to `secret_seed` + add a comment to clarify what kind of seed is expected here. Instead of directly touching the internals of the Gimli implementation (which can change/be architecture-specific), add an `init()` function to the state. Our Gimli-based CSPRNG was also not backtracking resistant. Gimli is a permutation; it can be reverted. So, if the state was ever leaked, future secrets, but also all the previously generated ones could be recovered. Clear the rate after a squeeze in order to prevent this. Finally, a dumb test was added just to exercise `DefaultCsprng` since we don't use it anywhere.
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