Random Number Generators-Principles and Practices : : A Guide for Engineers and Programmers / / David Johnston.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2018 English
• VerfasserIn: Johnston, David,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston ;, Berlin : : De|G Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (439 p.)

Random Number Generators, Principles and Practices has been written for programmers, hardware engineers, and sophisticated hobbyists interested in understanding random numbers generators and gaining the tools necessary to work with random number generators with confidence and knowledge. Using an approach that employs clear diagrams and running code examples rather than excessive mathematics, random number related topics such as entropy estimation, entropy extraction, entropy sources, PRNGs, randomness testing, distribution generation, and many others are exposed and demystified. If you have ever Wondered how to test if data is really random Needed to measure the randomness of data in real time as it is generated Wondered how to get randomness into your programs Wondered whether or not a random number generator is trustworthy Wanted to be able to choose between random number generator solutions Needed to turn uniform random data into a different distribution Needed to ensure the random numbers from your computer will work for your cryptographic application Wanted to combine more than one random number generator to increase reliability or security Wanted to get random numbers in a floating point format Needed to verify that a random number generator meets the requirements of a published standard like SP800-90 or AIS 31 Needed to choose between an LCG, PCG or XorShift algorithm Then this might be the book for you.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- About De/G PRESS -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Entropy Sources -- 3. Entropy Extraction -- 4. Cryptographically Secure Pseudorandom Number Generators -- 5. Nondeterministic Random Number Generators -- 6. Statistically Uniform Noncryptographic PRNGs -- 7. Gaussian or Normally Distributed PRNGs -- 8. Testing Random Numbers -- 9. Online Random Number Testing -- 10. SP800-22 Distinguishability Tests -- 11. Software Tools -- 12. RdRand and RdSeed Instructions in x86 CPUs -- 13. Accessing RNGs from Software -- 14. Floating-Point Random Numbers -- 15. Making a Uniform Random Number Between Nonpower of Two Bounds -- 16. Generating Random Prime Numbers -- 17. Additive Distributions -- 18. Probability Distributions -- 19. Quantifying Entropy -- 20. Random Methods to Generate π -- Appendix A. Adaptive Proportion Test Cutoff Tables -- Appendix B. High-Precision Incomplete Beta Function Implementation -- Appendix C. Incomplete Gamma Function Implementation -- Appendix D. Software Tool Sources -- Appendix E. Listing Reference -- Bibliography -- Index