From: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
Date: Mon, 2 May 94 10:00:42 PDT
To: d7urban@dtek.chalmers.se (Urban Nilsson)
Subject: Re: Blum-Blum-Shub source?
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> 
> Timothy C. May says:
> > I don't think generating random numbers is all that much of a
> > priority. The Blum-Blum-Shub C code is available, and I defy anyone to
> > break _that_ PRNG!
> 
> Where is this code available? Pointers anyone?
> 
> Urban Nilsson                     | Use 'finger' for PGP2.3a public key.
> Gothenburg, Sweden                |that makes him angry.

Look for blum-blum-shub-strong-randgen.shar and related files in
pub/crypt/other at ripem.msu.edu. (This site is chock-full of good
stuff.)

Of course, only Americans are allowed to use these random number
generators, and even they face fines of $500,000 and imprisonment for
up to 5 years for inappopriate use of random numbers.


--Tim May

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