1996-02-17 - True random numbers
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From: maruishi@netcom.com
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-02-17 20:47:02 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 04:47:02 +0800
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From: maruishi@netcom.com
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 04:47:02 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: True random numbers
Message-ID: <199602172002.MAA09152@netcom20.netcom.com>
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I was trying to think of a way to come up with true random numbers...
And knowing a bit of UNIX socket TCP/IP programming I made a small little
program that generates random numbers by measuring the mili-second timing ies a TCP packet to bounce back, from another network.
My program simply send some data to port 7 (echo port) of a network on an internal list. Then timing it, randomly picks a different network to send to.
I was wondering if this would be helpful to anyone for generating random key or whatever.
If you want the source code please post a request or e-mail me. If you think for some reason that using this method is a bad idea, I would like to know.
maruishi@netco.com
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- 1996-02-17 (Sun, 18 Feb 1996 04:47:02 +0800) - True random numbers - maruishi@netcom.com
- 1996-02-18 (Sun, 18 Feb 1996 22:32:36 +0800) - Re: True random numbers - Bruce Murphy <packrat@ratbox.rattus.uwa.edu.au>
- 1996-02-18 (Mon, 19 Feb 1996 04:03:03 +0800) - pseudo random: THE CODE - maruishi@netcom.com
- 1996-02-19 (Tue, 20 Feb 1996 02:56:44 +0800) - Re: True random numbers - “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
- 1996-02-18 (Sun, 18 Feb 1996 22:32:36 +0800) - Re: True random numbers - Bruce Murphy <packrat@ratbox.rattus.uwa.edu.au>