Random numbers

der.hans plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Fri, 29 Mar 2002 17:05:29 -0700 (MST)


Am 29. Mar, 2002 schwätzte Monika so:

> As it was mentioned, for most applications  psudo-random numbers are enough
> (i.e. for games). But as cryptographic protocols are becoming more common,
> there will soon be a need for real random numbers that can be used as session
> keys or just random numbers for authentication, encryption and secret exchange
> protocols.

That's what I'm thinking about. As we move to needing larger and larger keys
we'll have more need for lots of random data. We're gonna need more and
we'll need it faster.

I don't want 'em based on any of my physical or mental characteristics.

ciao,

der.hans
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