[Resource Topic] 2012/487: Short communication: An interpretation of the Linux entropy estimator

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Title:
Short communication: An interpretation of the Linux entropy estimator

Authors: 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.

ePrint: https://eprint.iacr.org/2012/487

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