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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 800-90C Recommendation for Random Bit Generator (RBG) Constructions Final 09/25/2025
SP 800-90A Rev. 2 PRE-DRAFT Call for Comments: Recommendation for Random Number Generation Using Deterministic Random Bit Generators Draft 09/04/2025
IR 8446 Bridging the Gap between Standards on Random Number Generation: Comparison of SP 800-90 Series and AIS 20/31 Draft 09/16/2024
IR 8427 Discussion on the Full Entropy Assumption of the SP 800-90 Series Final 04/14/2023
SP 800-90B Recommendation for the Entropy Sources Used for Random Bit Generation Final 01/10/2018
SP 800-90A Rev. 1 Recommendation for Random Number Generation Using Deterministic Random Bit Generators Final 06/24/2015
SP 800-22 Rev. 1 A Statistical Test Suite for Random and Pseudorandom Number Generators for Cryptographic Applications Final 04/30/2010
IR 6483 Randomness Testing of the Advanced Encryption Standard Finalist Candidates Final 04/01/2000
IR 6390 Randomness Testing of the Advanced Encryption Standard Candidate Algorithms Final 09/01/1999

Contacts

Random Bit Generation Team
[email protected]

Alexander H. Calis

Chris T. Celi

John Kelsey

Dr. Kerry McKay

Hamilton Silberg

Dr. Meltem Sönmez Turan

Topics

Security and Privacy: random number generation

Created May 24, 2016, Updated September 25, 2025