18 Dec
2003
18 Dec
'03
8:17 a.m.
X1 wrote:
Hi,
A few questions on Pseudo Random Number Generators...
1. Which are the best software PRNG's available today?
Not answerable. (Reason: substitute car, HIFI, medical doctor, etc. for 'software PRNG').
2. Are there any software implementations to test the randomness of a PRNG ? I've looked at Diehard - is there anything else?
There are tests that one can implement with reasonable effort. A test relevant in cryptology is Maurer's test. See Menezes et al., Handbook of Applied Cryptography. M. K. Shen