This principle would not create a good random number sequence if used alone, but it can not cause the TRNG performance degradation, as the entropy can only grow.

A truly random number is something that is surprisingly difficult to generate. A typical approach is to generate the required element of chance from a natural and unpredictable source, such as ...

Most sequence generators yield a PRBS (pseudorandom bit sequence) from a shift register with appropriate feedback. Thus, the sequence has limited length, and the generator continuously repeats the ...

Instead, random-number generators that are often used to produce such sequences tend to cluster zeros together, introducing a bias.

Cryptography systems tend to rely on “pseudo random-number” generators that output sequences of numbers that are nearly random. While some of these generators are very good, a cryptography system ...

In computer security, random numbers are crucial values that must be unpredictable—such as secret keys or initialization vectors (IVs)—forming the foundation of security systems. To achieve this, ...

Researchers have built the fastest random-number generator ever made, using a simple laser. It exploits fluctuations in the intensity of light to generate randomness—a coveted resource in ...