RNG aka Random Number Generators

[Xp0nential]

anyone played with hardware based RNG?
Its quite interesting , especially trying to choose a random signal source ..(Johnson Noise.. Nuclear decay,... ambient noise)
:)
Regards
Xp0nential

[skroo]

Re: RNG aka Random Number Generators

Originally posted by Xp0nential
anyone played with hardware based RNG?
Its quite interesting , especially trying to choose a random signal source ..(Johnson Noise.. Nuclear decay,... ambient noise)
:)
Regards
Xp0nential

Check out random.org - I believe most of their seeding is done from atmospheric data.

[Xp0nential]

RNG within the Pentium III

The Intel RNG within the Pentium III chip uses thermal noise by amplifying the voltage across undriven resistors.....
also some ambient characteristics like power supply fluctuations...

here is a review of the RNG embedded within the PIII chip
http://www.cryptography.com/resource...s/IntelRNG.pdf