2010/12/21 Ted Unangst <ted.unan...@gmail.com>: > On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Kurt Knochner <cdowl...@googlemail.com> > wrote: >> 2.) Repeat that procedure a few times, i.e. reboot, ipsec, store, >> reboot, ipsec, store, etc. >> >> 3.) Take all those pseudo random value sequences and feed them into >> the NIST test suite for random values (chi-square, diehard, etc.) > > You are going to need a buttload of samples for your tests to have any > significance, and even then, all you've proven is that the numbers > have a good distribution, not that they are unpredictable.
yes, that's true. However, it's just a starting point. Do we currently know that they have a good distribution? Is there any documented test for the quality of the PRNG? Regards Kurt Knochner http://knochner.com
