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Lexx Xell2019-07-09 13:24:41
Cryptography
Lexx Xell, 2019-07-09 13:24:41

How relevant is the use of truly random numbers in modern cryptography?

How relevant and relevant is the use of "true" random numbers, and not generated pseudo-random numbers in modern cryptography?
By truly random I mean generation based on probabilistic processes - whether it be the fall of balls in a lattice, or electron emission in a semiconductor, or a quantum transition ..

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Rsa97, 2019-07-09
@LexxXell

Actual. Otherwise, they would not build random number generators into processors. For example, Intel uses thermal noise in its RNG.

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Lander, 2019-07-09
@usdglander

Not how much. In scientific research, perhaps, but not in cryptography. Who needs a random sequence of numbers that cannot be repeated?
upd: https://www.random.org/ already uses atmospheric noise to generate random numbers, so if your question is probing a niche for a startup, then it is already taken. :)

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