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Testing Randomness via Aperiodic Words

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Author(s)

Andrew L. Rukhin, Z Volkovich

Abstract

The properties of statistical procedures based on numbers of occurrences of aperiodic patterns in a random text are summarized. The asymptotic formulas for the expected value of the number of aperiodic words occurring a given number of times, and for the covariance matrix are given. The form of the optimal linear test based on these statistics is established.
Citation
Journal Of Statistical Planning And Inference
Volume
78
Issue
12

Keywords

block ciphers, distribution of $m$-patterns, efficacy, optimal linear test

Citation

Rukhin, A. and Volkovich, Z. (2008), Testing Randomness via Aperiodic Words, Journal Of Statistical Planning And Inference, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=150566 (Accessed April 26, 2024)
Created November 11, 2008, Updated February 17, 2017