[117560] in Cypherpunks
RE: Build a better OTP?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lucky Green)
Mon Sep 6 05:20:33 1999
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 04:59:25 -0400
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From: "Lucky Green" <shamrock@cypherpunks.to>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
> [mailto:owner-cypherpunks@Algebra.COM]On Behalf Of Marcel Popescu
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 1999 01:18
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> Subject: Re: Build a better OTP?
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> From: Sean Roach <roach_s@mail.intplsrv.net>
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> > What do you think?
>
> 1. You will need some sort of synchronization mechanism.
> 2. What about servers dedicated to sending streams of random bits on the
> 'net? I know that some of them might be gov't-operated, but
> probably only a
> small percentage. The computing power necessary for this seems to
> be small.
> And I believe strong pseudo-random generators exist. Of course,
> this is less
> random than a satellite stream, but it doesn't require additional
> hardware.
The extra hardware is cheap. True random number servers are in operation.
You can get your random bits at http://www.fourmilab.com/hotbits/
--Lucky
