Truly random numbers

Laura Creighton lac at strakt.com
Wed Feb 12 13:28:35 EST 2003


> <jerf at compy.attbi.com> wrote in message
> news:pan.2003.02.11.20.56.08.37060 at compy.attbi.com...
> > On Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:49:51 -0800, Paul Rubin wrote:
> > > Use an SSL tunnel and hope that Fourmilabs isn't logging the random
> > > numbers?
> >
> > This point should be emphasized. If you care enough to do a one-time pad,
> > you need to care enough to buy your own random number generator.
> 
or -- connect any bipolar small-signal transistor to the microphone part of
your sound card.  Then write a device driver.

Laura





More information about the Python-list mailing list