Random Number seeds,

Bryan Pope bpope at wordstock.com
Mon Aug 2 08:14:38 CDT 2004


And thusly Paul Koning spake:
> 
> 
> Random number generators are built in to most crypto chips these days;
> they work starting from the noise generated by some simple electronic
> circuits.  Then any biases are taken out by post-processing, for
> example by running the bitstream through a cryptographic hash.
> 

I will just use a sensor in a cup of hot tea... ;)

Cheers,

Bryan




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