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Random Bit Generation RBG

Past Events

Random Bit Generation Workshop 2023
May 31, 2023 - June 1, 2023
NIST hosted a virtual workshop on Random Bit Generation (RBG) as specified in the SP 800-90 series of publications: SP 800-90A (Deterministic Random Bit Generator Mechanisms), SP 800-90B (Entropy Sources), and SP 800-90C (RBG...
Random Bit Generation Workshop 2016
May 2, 2016 - May 3, 2016
Full Workshop Details Cryptography and security applications make extensive use of random numbers and random bits, particularly for the generation of cryptographic keying material. A key to initiate a cryptographic algorithm...
Random Bit Generation Workshop 2012
December 5, 2012 - December 6, 2012
Full Workshop Details Cryptography and security applications make extensive use of random numbers and random bits, particularly for the generation of cryptographic keying material. A key to initiate a cryptographic algorithm...
Random Number Generation Workshop 2004
July 19, 2004 - July 22, 2004
NIST held a Random Number Generation Workshop from July 19-22, 2004 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. See below for the workshop agenda and selected presentations. Workshop Agenda Comments Received on Draft ANS X9.82 Random Number...
Created May 24, 2016, Updated January 16, 2024