The method used to generate the digits, a pair of 555 timers sending pulses through linear-feedback shift registers, would at best be considered pseudo-random.

It’s quantum, it’s chaotic, it makes for a great source for a random number generator, and there are already dozens of prototype circuits around the Internet.

The self-testing quantum random number generator will allow the security of passwords and cryptographic protocols to be increased yet another notch.

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, ...

Many processes for producing these keys — such as the random number generator that's probably on your computer right now — use an algorithm that spits out a seemingly arbitrary string of numbers.

That means that even if some enemy understands everything about how the random number generator works, they still can’t predict the outcome.

A new laser’s chaotic light beam lets the device generate multiple number sequences at once, similar to throwing multiple dice at a time.

Researchers from UNIGE have developed a new random numbers generator based on the principles of quantum physics. This physical theory shows that certain physical events occur perfectly at random ...