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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
Yu Long Chen, Michael Davidson, Morris Dworkin, John Kelsey, Yu Sasaki, Meltem Sonmez Turan, Alyssa Thompson, Nicky Mouha, Donghoon Chang
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