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Publications

Recommendation for Random Bit Generator (RBG) Constructions

Author(s)
Elaine Barker, John Kelsey, Kerry McKay, Allen Roginsky, Meltem Sonmez Turan
The NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-90 series of documents supports the generation of high-quality random bits for cryptographic and non-cryptographic use. SP
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Created May 31, 2018, Updated December 9, 2022
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