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Perry E. Metzger (perry@piermont.com)
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 22:41:56 -0400
The term "random number generator" does NOT imply CRYPTOGRAPHIC random
number generator.
What people want for monte carlo analysis and what they want for
cryptographic work are NOT the same.
lcs Mixmaster Remailer writes:
> > From: Ashok Srinivasan <ashoks@ncsa.uiuc.edu>
> > Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 10:22:23 -0500 (CDT)
> > Subject: Parallel Random Number Generator Library
> >
> > Parallel Random Number Generator Library
> >
> > We are happy to announce the release of SPRNG 1.0: a Scalable
> > Parallel Random Number Generator Library. (It can be used for the
> > usual serial random number generation too.)
> >
> > These libraries are callable from C, C++, and FORTRAN programs. We
> > have ported the generator to the following machines: Cray T3E,
> > Convex Exemplar, SGI Power Challenge array, Origin 2000, IBM SP2,
> > DEC, HP and SUN workstations, and PC (Linux). It should be easy for
> > users to port it to other machines too.
> >
> > We have also included a test suite. The six random number generators
> > included in our library have been subjected to some of the largest
> > random number tests ever performed, with up to 10^13 random numbers
> > in certain tests.
> >
> > Please see our home page:
> > http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Apps/SPRNG/
> > For further information.
> >
> > Ashok Srinivasan
> >
> > National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
> > University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>
The following archive was created by hippie-mail 7.98617-22 on Fri Aug 21 1998 - 17:20:42 ADT