Working State

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Definition(s):

A subset of the internal state that is used by a DRBG mechanism to produce pseudorandom bits at a given point in time. The working state (and thus, the internal state) is updated to the next state prior to producing another string of pseudorandom bits.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-90A Rev. 1

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