Date Published: January 2018
Planning Note (05/29/2025):
Two errata have been identified, which will be corrected in a future update/revision of this publication. For details, see this errata (potential updates) file.
Author(s)
Meltem Sönmez Turan (NIST), Elaine Barker (NIST), John Kelsey (NIST), Kerry McKay (NIST), Mary Baish (NSA), Michael Boyle (NSA)
This Recommendation specifies the design principles and requirements for the entropy sources used by Random Bit Generators, and the tests for the validation of entropy sources. These entropy sources are intended to be combined with Deterministic Random Bit Generator mechanisms that are specified in SP 800-90A to construct Random Bit Generators, as specified in SP 800-90C.
This Recommendation specifies the design principles and requirements for the entropy sources used by Random Bit Generators, and the tests for the validation of entropy sources. These entropy sources are intended to be combined with Deterministic Random Bit Generator mechanisms that are specified in...
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This Recommendation specifies the design principles and requirements for the entropy sources used by Random Bit Generators, and the tests for the validation of entropy sources. These entropy sources are intended to be combined with Deterministic Random Bit Generator mechanisms that are specified in SP 800-90A to construct Random Bit Generators, as specified in SP 800-90C.
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Keywords
entropy source; health testing; min-entropy; noise source; predictors; Conditioning functions; random number generators
Control Families
System and Communications Protection
