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| | Talk:Hardware random number generator - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | I believe the word hardware has stuck because it makes the point that users need something beyond what is in the normal computer CPU to be assured of unpredictability. | | | Unfortunately, that would mislead too many people because so many computer programming languages have a "Random Number Generator" that is in fact pseudorandom. | | | The best terminology might be to reserve "Random Number Generator" for those based on random processes and use Pseudo-Random Number Generator for algorithm only methods. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Hardware_random_number_generator
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| | Encyclopedia article on Hardware random number generator [EncycloZine] |
| | Most computer "random number generators" are not hardware devices, but are software algorithms. | | | In computing, a hardware random number generator is an apparatus that generates random numbers from a physical process. | | | Truly random numbers are absolutely required to be assured of the theoretical security provided by the the one-time pad — the only provably unbreakable encryption algorithm. |
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http://encyclozine.com/Hardware_random_number_generator
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| | Randomness |
| | The world's first programmable digital electronic computer was developed to attack a mechanical (and subtly non-random) implementation of the one-time pad. | | | Random draws are often used to make a decision where no rational or fair basis exists for making a deterministic decision. | | | With the advent of quantum mechanics, however, it appears that the world might be irreducibly random. |
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http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/r/ra/randomness.html
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| | Hardware random number generators |
| | A hardware random number generator is an electronic device that plugs into a computer and produces genuine random numbers. | | | If the generator assembles the bits into 8 bit bytes or 32 bit words it is a good idea to check the means of the individual bits to check that, for example, the bits at the ends of the byte or word aren't being lost. | | | This is in contrast to the pseudo-random numbers produced by a random number computer program. |
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http://www.robertnz.net/hwrng.htm
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| | True random number generators |
| | A hardware (true) random number generator is a piece of electronics that plugs into a computer and produces genuine random numbers as opposed to the pseudo-random numbers that are produced by a computer program such as newran. | | | For simulations one would want to have the generator writing random bytes to disk which could be read as required, as I suggested in the section on statistical simulation. | | | There was a programming error in the program used for extracting the numbers from the generator. |
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http://www.robertnz.net/true_rng.html
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| | Pi Seems A Good Random Number Generator - But Not Always The Best |
| | A bit larger than the number 3, pi cannot be expressed as a ratio of two whole numbers, and its apparently endless string of digits is sometimes expressed as 3.14159… Modern computers have enabled mathematicians to calculate the value of pi to more than 200 billion digits to the right of the decimal point. | | | To produce numbers, many of these RNGs use an algorithm – a short set of instructions that can be repeated quickly – and it is the quality of the algorithm that makes one RNG more valuable than another. | | | After conducting several tests, they have found that while sequences of digits from pi are indeed an acceptable source of randomness – often an important factor in data encryption and in solving certain physics problems – pi's digit string does not always produce randomness as effectively as manufactured generators do. |
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/04/050427094258.htm
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| | The Hardware Random Number Generator |
| | More accurately : one can't claim hardware sequences are always to be preferred to software sequences *on the basis of a statistical analysis of a finite set of output sequences.* But this is unsurprising. | | | If the hardware output is driving the hardware configuration, it is avidly searching for a configuration that represents a local minima in its volatility. | | | Integrating a random number generator (RNG) on a commodity IC is similar to a manned expedition to MARS: they must take everything with them into that harsh environment that they will need. |
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http://www.ciphersbyritter.com/NEWS4/HARDRAND.HTM
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| | RAND232 / R232-light - True Random Number Generators |
| | For more sophisticated tests on any large random number file, I suggest the RNG-Tester that can be downloaded freely at the University of Geneve. | | | yet they are deterministic systems and by that they are unable to produce real random events based on any program or math algorithm. | | | From an accurate point of view this is not acceptable, since all programming stuff can be corrupted much easier than a hardware solution. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/theforce/jte/rand/rand.html
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| | Hardware Random Bit Generator |
| | What he meant by that is this: if you try to generate random numbers using only software, the results will necessarily depend on the state of your machine at the outset of the process, and are therefore (at least in principle) insecure. | | | I've built a few bit generators of this sort, and looked at their outputs on a spectrum analyzer. | | | Looking at the latest Linux sources is generally the best way of getting the very latest random code. |
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http://willware.net:8080/hw-rng.html
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| | 82802 / 82850 / intel hardware random number generator |
| | I thought that would work because the 82802 FWH RNG is a hardware RNG. | | | In particular, I have an i820, an i840 and an i850 based motherbaord. | | | Next by thread: Re: 82802 / 82850 / intel hardware random number generator |
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http://www.monkey.org/openbsd/archive/tech/0101/msg00268.html
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| | SG100 TRNG |
| | Note, that as the program outputs a large number of sigma values, it sometimes happens that a sigma value higher than three is found. | | | Hardware Test Programs (EXE only) for the SG100 hardware. | | | A test program (N1_TEST.EXE, included in Developer Package) is written that counts bytes and bits. |
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http://www.protego.se/sg100_en.htm
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| | Hardware Random Number Generator |
| | I support four different output formats in the microcontroller firmware; ASCII binary (sending a stream of "0" and "1" characters), ASCII hex (sending bytes as two hex characters in the range of 0-9 and A-F), base64 (0-63 values represented by uppercase A-Z, lowercase a-z, numerals 0-9, and characters + and /) and 8-bit raw binary. | | | I also put this circuit on an ISA card. | | | The ISA card RNG project can be seen here. |
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http://www.cryogenius.com/hardware/rng
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| | Intel(R) Security Driver |
| | Random numbers are a fundamental building block for strengthening and securing the confidentiality of electronic communications. | | | They are a key element of cryptography, digital signing, security protocols, and other enablers of trusted, connected computing. | | | The Intel®; Security Driver provides software applications the ability to access the Firmware Hub's hardware Random Number Generator (RNG). |
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http://www.intel.com/design/software/drivers/platform/security.htm
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| | Hardware RNGs |
| | If you search the web for "Intel hardware random", you could be forgiven for concluding that Intel's RNG program is alive and well. | | | If you're running Linux or one of the BSDs on an Intel platform, you may have been told that you have a hardware random number generator (RNG) in your chipset. | | | Intel has now confirmed that its current-generation 865 and 875 chipsets do not include a hardware RNG, and that newer chipsets will also not include this device. |
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http://home.comcast.net/~andrex/hardware-RNG
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| | Hardware Random Number Generator |
| | While pseudo-random number generators implemented in software suffice for many purposes, they still require a seed. | | | Also, crypto based on hardware random number generators can be harder to crack than those based on pseudo random generators. | | | Ideally, each push-pin is absolutely identical when created and then generates its own unique identifier. |
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http://web.media.mit.edu/~lifton/thesis/RNG.html
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| | Gambling Guide > Non-Casino Games > Dice Based Games |
| | They are also frequently used to randomize allowable moves in board games such as Backgammon. | | | A large number of different probability distributions can be obtained using these dice in various ways; for example, 10-sided dice (or 20-sided dice labeled with single digits) are often used in pairs to produce a linearly-distributed random percentage. | | | A typical dice game today is craps, wherein two dice are thrown at a time, and wagers are made on the total value of up-facing spots on the two dice. |
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http://www.gambling.freegames.eu.com/non-casinogames/dice_based/index.html
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| | Intel Random Number Generator Suppliers |
| | The 82802 contains a hardware random number generator. | | | Find out more about the Intel®; Random Number Generator. | | | The Intel®; Random Number Generator (RNG) provides truly random numbers to enable fundamental security building blocks supporting stronger encryption, digital signing, and security protocols. |
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http://developer.intel.com/design/chipsets/supplier/rng.htm
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| | Protego Home |
| | We deliver TRNG solutions both for embedded systems and for stand-alone applications. | | | We have proven and field tested solutions for true random number generation. | | | Welcome to Protego Information, we deliver security components to the IT security industry. |
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http://www.protego.se
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