Generating a string of random numbers is easy. The hard part is proving that they’re random. As Dilbert creator Scott Adams once pointed out, “that’s the problem with randomness: you can ...

Admittedly, the SB42 Random Number Generator built by [Simon Boak] isn’t exactly something you’d be using for cryptography.

NIST Removes Cryptography Algorithm from Random Number Generator Recommendations September 2013, news reports prompted public concern about the trustworthiness of Dual_EC_DRBG. As a result, NIST ...

And Javascript Which brings us to V8 Javascript’s Math.random(). For the last six years, the algorithm that’s been used has been pretty horrible.

To accomplish this goal, they selected a new spin-flipping algorithm developed by Ulli Wolff of the University of Kiel in Germany and a “subtract-with-borrow” random-number generator invented ...

There are currently two main methods for generating random numbers. In the first, a computer picks numbers according to an algorithm or from a pre-generated list. This method, while fast and not ...

Random number generators play an important role in the operation of online casinos. They determine the fairness and ...

Randomness can be a Good Thing. If your system generates truly random numbers, it can avoid and withstand network packet collisions just one of many applications. Here's what you need to know about ...