Python Random Number Generator for OTP

Riad S. Wahby rsw at jfet.org
Tue Jul 23 08:45:17 PDT 2013


You can also build an apparently pretty decent white noise source by
amplifying avalance noise in a reverse-biased diode.
    http://web.jfet.org/hw-rng.html

As is the case with most random noise sources, you obviously want to
whiten the output before adding it to your entropy pool.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_random_number_generator#Software_whitening

-=rsw



More information about the cypherpunks mailing list