From: zinc <zinc@zifi.genetics.utah.edu>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 95 10:46:10 PDT
To: cypherpunks <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: Re: Simple Hardware RNG Idea
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howdy cpunks,

regarding the use of radioactive material for generating random
numbers, lantern mantles are fairly radioactive.  i'd say they would
be able to emit sufficient particles for OTP use, especially if one
builds a device that just constructs the pads all the time (ie, it
just sits there making various pads of X min length and Y max length,
storing them on a hard drive, or RAM if you're that rich).  you just
request a pad from the machine when you need it and encrypt whatever
with it... 

- -pjf
 
patrick finerty = zinc@zifi.genetics.utah.edu = pfinerty@nyx.cs.du.edu
U of Utah biochem grad student in the Bass lab - zinc fingers + dsRNA!
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