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by rainsford
274 days ago
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I'm sure I'm overlooking something, but what's the real use-case for true random number generation at that fast of a rate? Even a few Kb/s of random numbers is enough to continually reseed a cryptographic pseudo-random number generator that will generate as much output as you want that's indistinguishable from true randomness. I suppose you aren't reliant on the security of the underlying cryptographic primitives then, but you're still reliant on the particular hardware RNG chip being implemented in a way that's free of bias even if the underlying physics principle is sound. |
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In any case, a PRNG might be a no-go for many applications, out of principle.
And also, maybe a PRNG requires more power and die area than this new method?