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1995-11-03 - Re: Radiation Detectors from Aware Electronics

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
To: futplex@pseudonym.com
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Message ID: <199511031440.JAA08790@jekyll.piermont.com>
Reply To: <199511031009.FAA11845@opine.cs.umass.edu>
UTC Datetime: 1995-11-03 15:32:32 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 23:32:32 +0800

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 23:32:32 +0800
To: futplex@pseudonym.com
Subject: Re: Radiation Detectors from Aware Electronics
In-Reply-To: <199511031009.FAA11845@opine.cs.umass.edu>
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Futplex writes:
> Perry recently recommended the use of background-radiation detectors as 
> good cheap true RNGs. Properly deployed cryptography generally depends upon
> excellent PRNGs, or preferably hardware RNGs.

Just one comment -- I think one is better off with a tiny cheap
radiation source when using such a system than in depending on
background, but the point is the same...

Perry

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