Entropy as a Service: Unlocking Cryptography's Full Potential

Vassilev, Apostol; Staples, Robert

doi:https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2016.275

Journal Article

Entropy as a Service: Unlocking Cryptography's Full Potential

Documentation Topics

Published: September 07, 2016
Citation: Computer (IEEE Computer) vol. 49, no. 9, (September 2016) pp. 98-102

Author(s)

Apostol Vassilev (NIST), Robert Staples (NIST)

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Abstract

Securing the Internet requires strong cryptography, which depends on good entropy for generating unpredictable keys. Entropy as a service provides entropy from a decentralized root of trust, scaling across diverse geopolitical locales and remaining trustworthy unless much of the collective is compromised.

Keywords

cloud; Cybertrust; cryptography; security; entropy; entropy as a service; EaaS; deterministic random bit generator; DRBG; embedded systems

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Document History:
09/07/16: Journal Article (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy
cryptography

Technologies
cloud & virtualization