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Forget how random the numbers are if your source of randomness is literally being broadcast publicly, it doesn't matter.
by michaelmior 13y ago
Forget how random the numbers are if your source of randomness is literally being broadcast publicly, it doesn't matter.
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- sa1 13y agoIt is only not good for crypto, it remains good for other scientific applications.
- Sanddancer 13y agoThings like Monte Carlo simulations can, and have used public random numbers over the years -- the Rand Corporation's book of one million random digits [1] was used for this purpose. A public entropy source means that in verifying something, you can demonstrate that there was nothing up your sleeve when you used the points you did. [1] http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1418.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1418.html
- danielweber 13y agoI remember finding that book in the college library and sitting down to "read" it. I was fascinated that someone would make such a thing.