On Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:09:01 -0500 George Rosamond <geo...@ceetonetechnology.com> wrote:
> On 1/24/25 09:47, Isaac (.ike) Levy wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > Does anyone have any good reccomendations for tools or process > > testing to find good RNG entropy? Is Diehard still a thing, > > (Dieharder?) > > > > Context: > > I recall quite some years back, folks here testing some hardware > > RNG's with me. > > > > On a lark, a hardware person I know just whipped up some hardware > > RNG prototypes, still playing with them, (usb thingies spewing > > bits). > > > > Anyhow, it's been a while, and I'm interested in testing and test > > methodology, but can't for the life of me remember how we tested > > quality of entropy before. > > Others can reply to lines above, but I do vividly remember discussing > RNG testing for FIPS after some meeting.... > > I'll dive in a little deeper later, but I know there's others with > experiences on this. > > g > [snip] https://henric.org/ may be informative. Jim B. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@lists.nycbug.org https://lists.nycbug.org:8443/mailman/listinfo/talk
