03186nam 2200565Ka 450 991069529980332120060725072751.0GOVPUB-C13-e8db07d485605c6d37134230c95720d7(CKB)5470000002367737(OCoLC)70687296(OCoLC)604992236(OCoLC)927737467(EXLCZ)99547000000236773720060725d2001 ua 0engurmn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA statistical test suite for random and pseudorandom number generators for cryptographic applications[electronic resource] /Andrew Rukhin ... [and others]Rev.[Gaithersburg, MD] :[U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Technology Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology],[2001]xi, 153 pages digital, PDF fileNIST special publication ;800-22Title from title screen (viewed on July 24, 2006)."With revisions dated May 15, 2001."Includes bibliographical references (page G-1).This paper discusses some aspects of selecting and testing random and pseudorandom number generators. The outputs of such generators may be used in many cryptographic applications, such as the generation of key material. Generators suitable for use in cryptographic applications may need to meet stronger requirements than for other applications. In particular, their outputs must be unpredictable in the absence of knowledge of the inputs. Some criteria for characterizing and selecting appropriate generators are discussed in this document. The subject of statistical testing and its relation to cryptanalysis is also discussed, and some recommended statistical tests are provided. These tests may be useful as a first step in determining whether or not a generator is suitable for a particular cryptographic application. However, no set of statistical tests can absolutely certify a generator as appropriate for usage in a particular application, i.e., statistical testing cannot serve as a substitute for cryptanalysis. The design and cryptanalysis of generators is outside the scope of this paper.Random number generatorsStatistical hypothesis testingComputer securityData encryption (Computer science)Hypothesis testP-valueRandom number generatorStatistical testsRandom number generators.Statistical hypothesis testing.Computer security.Data encryption (Computer science)Rukhin Andrew L1384970Rukhin Andrew L1384970Bassham Lawrence E1388740National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)GPOGPOBOOK9910695299803321A statistical test suite for random and pseudorandom number generators for cryptographic applications3479232UNINA