Re: AES as hash function and PRNG
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Re: AES as hash function and PRNG

From: Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com>
Date: Wed Jun 15 2005 - 02:20:45 CEST



Mike Kaufmann wrote:


> Hello,


> 


> Andrew Swallow wrote:


> 


> 


>>You can buy machines that generate random numbers, PCs from VIA for 


>>instance.


> 


> 


> I didn't know, that there are CPUs with a RNG. Does only VIA have them?


> 


> Which reminds me: I should google for TPM.


> 


> Thank you,


> Mike


> 



RNG is an unusual feature.



Some ARM CPU chips also have RNG and crypto chips.



Andrew Swallow


Received on Thu Sep 29 21:43:53 2005