Scalable random number generation

• Main Authors: ZHOU DAYI, BHARADWAJ VIJAY G, FERGUSON NIELS T
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 25.07.2012
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; PHYSICS

In embodiments of scalable random number generation, a system includes one or more entropy pools that combine entropy data, which is derived from entropy sources based on event data. A root pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) maintains a seeded entropy state that is reseeded by the entropy pools,...