Re: random number code.

steven.soroka@mts.mb.ca
Tue, 25 Aug 1998 17:34:18 -0500

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> Certainly, although the original poster did not say how he generated the
> OTP. If he had some external random source, then he could use that as a
> basis for OTP use. Certainly he couldn't if he had a deterministic
> program generating them. Sorry for not clarifying that in my response...

Are there any non-deterministic factors that can be gathered from within
the
computer? (internal random source)..? And can one be built and installed
as
an extention to the computers abilities?

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