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Re:USB True Random Number Generator by statictype on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @09:14PM (#1453788)
>fairly high percentage of them generated very low quality random numbers

How do you judge the quality of a series of random numbers?

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Re:USB True Random Number Generator by po on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @09:18PM (#1453797)
You run a bunch of Diehard tests on them:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diehard_tests

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Re:USB True Random Number Generator by po on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @09:34PM (#1453835)
The best part of testing random number generators is playing 200,000 games of craps. My boss protested, but I just questioned his commitment to security…
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Re:USB True Random Number Generator by ciupicri on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @09:21PM (#1453811)
FIPS 140-2 mentions some tests. [1]

[1] http://www.fdk.com/cyber-e/pdf/HM-RAE103.pdf

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