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    Projects Random Bit Generation

Random Bit Generation RBG

Publications

The following NIST-authored publications are directly related to this project.

Series & Number Title Status Released
SP 800-90B Recommendation for the Entropy Sources Used for Random Bit Generation Final 01/10/2018
SP 800-90C (Draft) Recommendation for Random Bit Generator (RBG) Constructions Draft 04/13/2016
SP 800-90B (Draft) Recommendation for the Entropy Sources Used for Random Bit Generation Draft 01/27/2016
SP 800-131A Rev. 1 Transitions: Recommendation for Transitioning the Use of Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Lengths Withdrawn 11/06/2015
SP 800-90A Rev. 1 Recommendation for Random Number Generation Using Deterministic Random Bit Generators Final 06/24/2015
SP 800-22 Rev. 1a A Statistical Test Suite for Random and Pseudorandom Number Generators for Cryptographic Applications Final 04/30/2010
NISTIR 6483 Randomness Testing of the Advanced Encryption Standard Finalist Candidates Final 04/01/2000
NISTIR 6390 Randomness Testing of the Advanced Encryption Standard Candidate Algorithms Final 09/01/1999

Contacts

Random Bit Generation Team
rbg_comments@nist.gov

Ms. Elaine Barker
elaine.barker@nist.gov

Lawrence Bassham
lawrence.bassham@nist.gov

Topics

Security and Privacy: random number generation

Created May 24, 2016, Updated June 22, 2020