[Cryptech Tech] FIPS 140-2 test program

[Stephan Mueller]

Am Montag, 14. Juli 2014, 22:12:25 schrieb Joachim Strömbergson:

Hi Joachim,

>Aloha!
>
>It seems the Linux rngtools contains rngtest that implements the FIPS
>140-2 test suite:
>
>https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+package/rng-tools
>
>I havent tested it yet. Anybody used it?

This is no current FIPS 140-2 test suite for non-deterministic RNGs. The 
program is from 2001. If you are looking for a current entropy 
assessment discussion, have a look at SP800-90B and C.

But in any case, the ent tool gives you a "smoke" test indicator whether 
the statistics look good -- in particular the Chi-Square test. The 
dieharder test suite is a more comprehensive testset.

Ciao
Stephan