[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Danny Mayer) writes: >Adem24 wrote: >> Is there any public remote RNG server running on the Internet? >> By this I mean a public service similar to the Network Time Protocol (NTP). >> >> It should generate for example 50 random numbers in the >> range 0 to 255 in string format in intervalls of a minute,
That would be in general be a terrible idea. random numbers are usually used for cryptographic purposes and letting someone else know what your random numbers are is a HUGE hole. Besides many operating systems already have random number generators. /dev/urandom on linux systems for example. Just read as many bytes as you want from it. >> and together with a timestamp make this record (ie. a line) >> publicly available. There should also be an open API for >> retrieving the RNG record for the specified datetime key. Why in the world would you want it? >> >> Such an independent public RNG service would be useful for >> online game operators and players; ie. for lotto, roulette and >> other chance games, but also for researchers. You mean so everyone else could cheat you?\ >> >> All the generated RNG records should also be archived and >> put online for manual downloading (for statistical tests etc.) >> >> The current situation of for example how the Keno lotto numbers >> are generated is not much trustworthy since it is in the hands of >> the Keno-organizers themselves. And there is a big mistrust >> by the players in this method, and there have also been some >> scandals because the game organizers know what the players >> have played and it is easy to generate numbers which would >> pay out the least prizes... >> >> So there is a public need for one or more trustworthy, >> independent and open public RNG servers around the globe >> for the benefit of everybody in the industry. And you would trust this organization that published this? >Even if there are noone here cares about it and it's off topic for this >newsgroup. That is also true. _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
