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Re: I am going to build a true random number generator ...
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jonald_fyookball
on 08/04/2014, 04:27:36 UTC
That sounds awful complex.  Wouldn't a simple piece of open source software and some easy to acquire hardware be a simpler and more reliable solution?
Depends on the application.  Generally, I'd rather use a code library than worry about hardware.


That doesn't sound like it would satisfy the desired result:

Proving a PRNG is secure is a very difficult task and is impossible when the operating system is not built from source.  Quantum mechanics are non-deterministic and thus provide an alternative method of generating randomness.

Perhaps.  Don't want to get into a long debate, just suggesting there is a lot of real time entropy available through the web as well.  Cheers.