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rng-tools includes a command for testing random number generator output. I tried this with a FreeBSD port from https://github.com/waitman/rngtest https://githu
by Freaky 10y ago
rng-tools includes a command for testing random number generator output. I tried this with a FreeBSD port from https://github.com/waitman/rngtest https://github.com/waitman/rngtest
Results aren't great:
rngtest: bits received from input: 300032
rngtest: FIPS 140-2 successes: 0
rngtest: FIPS 140-2 failures: 15
rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Monobit: 15
rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Poker: 15
rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Runs: 15
rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Long run: 0
rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Continuous run: 0
rngtest: input channel speed: (min=236.690; avg=245.396; max=251.742)bits/s
- Freaky 10y agoAnd with more data: After nearly 8 hours: rngtest: bits received from input: 6762248 rngtest: FIPS 140-2 successes: 156 rngtest: FIPS 140-2 failures: 182 rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Monobit: 182 rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Poker: 174 rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Runs: 160 rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Long run: 0 rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Continuous run: 0
- caffeinewriter 10y agoYikes.