1996-03-02 - Truelly Random Numbers
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From: “A. Padgett Peterson P.E. Information Security” <PADGETT@hobbes.orl.mmc.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-03-02 19:49:51 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 03:49:51 +0800
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From: "A. Padgett Peterson P.E. Information Security" <PADGETT@hobbes.orl.mmc.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 03:49:51 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Truelly Random Numbers
Message-ID: <960302142608.202017b7@hobbes.orl.mmc.com>
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>The number of randomly selected 768 bit primes that you would need for a
>reasonable chance of a birthday collision is 1.708E104
True however the current mechanism of generating PGP keys which consists
primarily of pseudo-randomly pounding on a keyboard is hardly "truely random.
Have no idea of the true number but expect it to be significantly less than
that quoted above, even for a 1024 bit key like mine.
Warmly,
Padgett
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