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Re: Hardware RNG support for EM64T systems
From: Brett Lymn (blymn
baesystems.com.au)
Date: Mon Feb 20 2006 - 22:37:57 CST
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On Mon, Feb 20, 2006 at 04:45:09PM -0500, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:
>
> That depends what level you're certifying to. At level 4, IIRC, periodic
> statistical tests are required (which is why the standard specifies a
> particular battery of statistical RNG tests).
>
section 4.9.1, FIPS140-2 says level 4 only requires statistical random
number generator tests on power up (reset/reboot/power on). Doesn't
mean you cannot do them at lower levels but they are not mandated.
Even just doing the monobit test would catch the most egregious
errors.
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Brett Lymn
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