Interesting/fun/useful files on (pseudo) random number generation, testing for reasonable distributions and cryptographically secure random numbers.
Author Topic See also
George Marsaglia Pseudo random number generators and stringent tests for randomness http://stat.fsu.edu/~geo/diehard.html
George Marsaglia Monkey tests for random number generators http://stat.fsu.edu/~geo/diehard.html
George Marsaglia Multiply-with-carry generators http://stat.fsu.edu/~geo/diehard.html
J. Kelsey, B. Schneier, D. Wagner, and C. Hall Cryptanalytic Attacks on Pseudorandom Number Generators http://www.counterpane.com
D. Eastlake, 3rd, S. Crocker, J. Schiller Randomness Recommendations for Security
Tim Matthews Suggestions for Random Number Generation in Software


Yours truly.

Pelle Evensen, pelle@evensen.org. Last modified: Sun Jun 21 23:11:12 MET DST 1998

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