1996-02-19 - Re: True random numbers

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
To: maruishi@netcom.com
Message Hash: 9391fdb926acb80e2e89c772a8d17f9ec4ffe610fd63b6bfb95040d53eeaa549
Message ID: <199602191809.NAA06677@jekyll.piermont.com>
Reply To: <199602172002.MAA09152@netcom20.netcom.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-02-19 18:56:44 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 02:56:44 +0800

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 02:56:44 +0800
To: maruishi@netcom.com
Subject: Re: True random numbers
In-Reply-To: <199602172002.MAA09152@netcom20.netcom.com>
Message-ID: <199602191809.NAA06677@jekyll.piermont.com>
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maruishi@netcom.com writes:
> 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. 

A bad source of randomness, both because the opponent can also conduct
the same measurement and because the opponent can alter your
measurement...

.pm

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