Recommendation for the Entropy Sources Used for Random Bit Generation

Sönmez Turan, Meltem; Barker, Elaine; Kelsey, John; McKay, Kerry; Baish, Mary; Boyle, Michael

doi:https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-90B

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NIST SP 800-90B

Recommendation for the Entropy Sources Used for Random Bit Generation

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Date Published: January 2018

Author(s)

Meltem Sönmez Turan (NIST), Elaine Barker (NIST), John Kelsey (NIST), Kerry McKay (NIST), Mary Baish (NSA), Michael Boyle (NSA)

Abstract

This Recommendation specifies the design principles and requirements for the entropy sources used by Random Bit Generators, and the tests for the validation of entropy sources. These entropy sources are intended to be combined with Deterministic Random Bit Generator mechanisms that are specified in SP 800-90A to construct Random Bit Generators, as specified in SP 800-90C.

Keywords

entropy source; health testing; min-entropy; noise source; predictors; Conditioning functions; random number generators

Control Families

System and Communications Protection

Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-90B
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Supplemental Material:
2nd Draft SP 800-90B (pdf)
Comments received on 2nd Draft (pdf)
Summary of Changes (from 2nd Draft to Final) (pdf)
Markup of Changes (from 2nd Draft to Final) (pdf)

Other Parts of this Publication:
SP 800-90A Rev. 1
SP 800-90C
SP 800-90C

Related NIST Publications:
Other

Document History:
01/10/18: SP 800-90B (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

random number generation