Random number generators - principles and practices : a guide for engineers and programmers /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Johnston, David (Author)
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2018]
Subjects:	Random number generators. Numbers, Random. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Intro; About De/G PRESS; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Entropy Sources; 3. Entropy Extraction; 4. Cryptographically Secure Pseudorandom Number Generators; 5. Nondeterministic Random Number Generators; 6. Statistically Uniform Noncryptographic PRNGs; 7. Gaussian or Normally Distributed PRNGs; 8. Testing Random Numbers; 9. Online Random Number Testing; 10. SP800-22 Distinguishability Tests; 11. Software Tools; 12. RdRand and RdSeed Instructions in x86 CPUs; 13. Accessing RNGs from Software; 14. Floating-Point Random Numbers