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2010

A meta-level true random number generator

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A meta-level true random number generator
: True random number generators (TRNGs) are extensively used in cryptography, simulations and statistics. In this work, we introduce, extend and analyse the concept of the randomised bit cell (RBC), introducing a second meta-level of randomisation, being able to simultaneously produce random numbers and detect active non-intrusive attacks. The concept is extended by using a corrector. Meta-stability is one way to generate true random numbers. By using electromagnetic radiation, a flip-flop (ff) in a meta-stable state can be manipulated to a known state. We clarify and comprehend open issues of meta-stable ffs such as power consumption and electromagnetic field strength. The experimental comparison though a software simulation with a standard TRNG yields a 17.69 times better distribution of zeros and ones while the TRNGs are under attack at the expense of a delay which is proportional to the quality of the random source.
Bernhard Fechner, Andre Osterloh
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Type Journal
Year 2010
Where IJCCBS
Authors Bernhard Fechner, Andre Osterloh
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