Abstract: This paper proposes a parallel random number generator (RNG) using a single linear feedback shift register (LFSR) to generate two distinct random numbers, achieving twice the operational ...

In computer security, random numbers are crucial values that must be unpredictable—such as secret keys or initialization vectors (IVs)—forming the foundation of security systems. To achieve this, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Since the introduction of "middle square" method by John von Neumann for the production of "pseudo-random" numbers in about 1949, hundreds of ...

Abstract: Random number generators (RNGs) have a key role in cryptography, and the quality of their output directly affects the security of cryptosystems. In this paper, we propose a random number ...

This paper presents the results of a search to find optimal maximal period multipliers for multiplicative congruential random number generators with moduli $2^{32 ...

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