Topic: any use for a key generator based upon analogue electronic noise ? (Read 833 times)
There is a market for it. In fact, there are USB devices that do that but based on another electronic noise. I don't know how your method would compare to that.
March 01, 2015, 10:10:13 AM
Hello,
I'm wondering if a small development in electronics would be worth-while:
taking thermal noise from a resistor, amplify and digitize it, and turn it into a random number generator, a key generator or something similar ?
I would propose a small module based upon a USB link. The important thing is that the electronics would be open and evident (no hidden FPGA program or so, just standard non-programmable electronics) and open source software reading the thing so that it is clear that no tricks are used for faking random numbers.
Would there be a market for such a product ? That is, would it be worth-while to develop such a thing ?
I'm wondering if a small development in electronics would be worth-while:
taking thermal noise from a resistor, amplify and digitize it, and turn it into a random number generator, a key generator or something similar ?
I would propose a small module based upon a USB link. The important thing is that the electronics would be open and evident (no hidden FPGA program or so, just standard non-programmable electronics) and open source software reading the thing so that it is clear that no tricks are used for faking random numbers.
Would there be a market for such a product ? That is, would it be worth-while to develop such a thing ?
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