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Subject: Re: randomness of random number generators? somewhat OT

Author: Sean Empey

Date: 14:32:18 10/01/05

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On October 01, 2005 at 17:13:30, David Dahlem wrote:

>Is there any way to test the true randomness of various random number
>generators?
>
>Thanks
>Dave

You can produce a lot of data and then look for patterns, frequency analysis,
etc.
PRN generators are not truly random. Look into techniques cryptanalysts use.

-Sean



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