-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article <199602200851.DAA02057@thor.cs.umass.edu>, lmccarth@cs.umass.edu wrote:
IPG Sales writes:
Thus at times, a hardware source, such as ADC LOB system, can generate nonrandom data, unless this is checked, it can destroyed the integrity of your system.
Could you explain what the acronyms "ADC" and "LOB" mean here ? I just tried a web search for the two together, and all I got was a page of UFO acronyms, and some astronomical acronyms (LOB = Lick Observatory Bulletin). Schneier discusses hardware RNG at length in Applied Cryptography, but he doesn't mention either acronym. I might guess that LOB = Low Order Bits.
I'd say that you're right, and I'd also guess myself that ADC stands for Analog-to-Digital Converter, so that an "ADC LOB system" is a hardware random number generator that looks at the lowest order (and therefore presumed noisy) bit of an analog-to-digital converter. ObCrypto: Would four years experience interpreting cryptic vanity plates while commuting on the Nimitz Freeway be a good qualification for an NSA cryptanalyst? Would that experience also qualify me as a traffic analyst? - -- Alan Bostick | "If I am to be held in contempt of court, Seeking opportunity to | your honor, it can only be because the court develop multimedia content. | has acted contemptibly!" Finger abostick@netcom.com for more info and PGP public key -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQB1AwUBMSn/a+VevBgtmhnpAQG14QMAmzKee6JNV+R5so+xsGN/bPtzmIdAUqES KB3CJaIEWvKD6PWUQ7/L+j+f8Ugr9ZrXHOscjjIge1zLdwtMnRmzNO/vpO6kI/aq loVXVhPvPwnlniO6FGF5QqddQ7fUn5gI =kfQZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----