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An entropy generator using SDR peripherals, including rtl-sdr and BladeRF

9 mentions on Hacker News by 8 people: 1 story, 8 comments · first 2013-12-10 · latest 2022-10-16

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  1. …is abandoned but it seems like a great way to get some entropy also. From a software radio dongle. https://github.com/pwarren/rtl-entropy
    comment by tonetheman · 2022-10-16 · in OneRNG – Open Hardware Random Number Generator
  2. …here. While RF-based noise generators can be influenced by outside sources, using an RTL-SDR with https://github.com/pwarren/rtl-entropy can be a great way to get environmental RF noise. In actual reality, the generator won't be…
    comment by atoponce · 2016-04-25 · in ChaosKey: a Hardware True Random Number Generator That Attaches via USB
  3. In C (using openssl): * http://blog.cros13.net/2014/08/cheap-entropy-using-your-rtl-... * https://github.com/pwarren/rtl-entropy In Go, potentially (using its native encryption library, possibly a worthy trade-off in terms of security and…
    comment by mitchtbaum · 2015-12-03 · in Harnessing the Chaos of the Cosmic Microwave Background for Better Encryption
  4. …need. It has some nice write-ups [2][3][4] and ongoing development. 0: http://www.rtl-sdr.com 1: https://github.com/pwarren/rtl-entropy 2: http://blog.cros13.net/2014/08/cheap-entropy-using-your-rtl-... 3:…
    comment by mitchtbaum · 2015-09-04 · in Really Random Number Generator
  5. …to be useable as an additional source of entropy in linux via rtl-entropy[0] and rng-tools[1]. [0] https://github.com/pwarren/rtl-entropy [1] https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/user/tlecarrour/rng-tools....
    comment by ac29 · 2015-06-20 · in Hardware RNG via cheap USB SDR
  6. …[2]. Also what's up with the flag, 'murica? [1] - http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr [2] - https://github.com/pwarren/rtl-entropy
    comment by yuvadam · 2015-05-22 · in True hardware random number generator for $50
  7. Someone had a go at that exact idea https://github.com/pwarren/rtl-entropy
    comment by voltagex_ · 2014-02-10 · in When Random Isn't Random Enough: Lessons from an Online Poker Exploit
  8. I've been working with this project for some time: https://github.com/pwarren/rtl-entropy Quite a bit of entropy using radio noise and a $15 RTL-SDR USB dongle. Still could use some work and review but seems like the start to an almost…
    comment by kkielhofner · 2013-12-10 · in “We cannot trust” Intel and Via’s chip-based crypto, FreeBSD developers say