TechRepublic

Design of a New Cryptography Algorithm using Reseeding-Mixing Pseudo Random Number Generator

In this paper, the authors propose the application of cryptography algorithm to ensure secure communication across the virtual networks. In cryptography, encryption is the process of encoding messages ...
Ars Technica

How the NSA (may have) put a backdoor in RSA’s cryptography: A technical primer

Author Nick Sullivan worked for six years at Apple on many of its most important cryptography efforts before recently joining CloudFlare, where he is a systems engineer. He has a degree in mathematics ...
Wired

Quantum Mechanics Could Solve Cryptography’s Random Number Problem

Peter Bierhorst’s machine is no pinnacle of design. Nestled in the Rocky Mountains inside a facility for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the photon-generating behemoth spans an ...
Hackaday

This Random Number Generator Does It With Neon

The quest for true randomness has roots in cryptography and is a rabbit hole that gets surprisingly deep with alarmingly rapidity. Still, the generation of random-enough numbers is a popular hacker ...
Dark Reading

NIST Removes Cryptography Algorithm from Random Number Generator Recommendations

Following a public comment period and review, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has removed a cryptographic algorithm from its draft guidance on random number generators.
Semiconductor Engineering

A novel technique for random number generation using CMOS image sensor

Researchers propose a True Random Number Generation (TRNG) using dark pixel values of images received from the CMOS image sensor to provide unpredictability to the passwords. “Random Number Generators ...
Phys.org

NIST removes cryptography algorithm from random number generator recommendations

Following a public comment period and review, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has removed a cryptographic algorithm from its draft guidance on random number generators.