On Sat, 14 Sep 1996 23:37 EDT, E. Allen Smith wrote:

It is reasonably obvious that using _computational_ (as opposed to physical) chaos won't increase entropy. But how about using it to make an attacker work harder to use any flaws in your method of generating random bits? As a simplistic example, say that the scribble window you're using tends to result in a 1 for each 3rd bit. Nice and simple for an attacker to exploit.

Supposing, too, that you know these weaknesses, would using separate algorithms for different portions of the number work well? # Chris Adams <adamsc@io-online.com> | http://www.io-online.com/adamsc/adamsc.htp # cadams@acucobol.com | V.M. (619)515-4894 "I have never been able to figure out why anyone would want to play games on a computer in any case when the whole system is a game. Word processing, spreadsheets, telecoms -- it's all a game. And they pay you to play it." -- Duncan Frissell