Short communication: An interpretation of the Linux entropy estimator

Benjamin Pousse

Paper 2012/487

Short communication: An interpretation of the Linux entropy estimator

Benjamin Pousse

Abstract

The Linux random number generator (LRNG) aims to produce random numbers with all the limitations due to a deterministic machine. Two recent analysis exist for this generator. These analysis provide strong cryptographic details about LRNG. However both fail to give a mathematical explanation of the entropy estimator embedded. In this paper we propose an interpretation using Newton polynomial interpolation.

Metadata

Available format(s): PDF
Category: Implementation
Publication info: Published elsewhere. Unknown where it was published
Keywords: PRNG entropy estimator
Contact author(s): benjamin pousse @ gmail com
History: 2012-08-22: received
Short URL: https://ia.cr/2012/487
License: CC BY

BibTeX

@misc{cryptoeprint:2012/487,
      author = {Benjamin Pousse},
      title = {Short communication: An interpretation of the Linux entropy estimator},
      howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2012/487},
      year = {2012},
      url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2012/487}
}