[Cryptech Tech] Statistical Checks on the Random Numbers

[Leif Johansson]

On 2014-07-01 00:12, Russ Housley wrote:
> (Resending without the cut-and-paste error.)
> 
all in all - good or bad?

> I have started looking at the random values provided by Joachims.  Here are some initial results using the FIPS 140 tests:
> --  The Consecutive Value Test 
> --  The Monobit Test
> --  The Poker Test
> --  The Runs Test
> --  The Long Run Test
> 
> For each of the data sets, I ran the test 48 times, each one consuming 20,000 bits.
> 
> filtered_concat_data_2014-06-07.bin
> -- One Constant Value Test failure (Iteration = 3)
>   ----  Number of 2-byte Block Repetitions = 1
> 
> filtered_fpga_entropy_2014-06-08.bin
> -- Two Constant Value Test failures (Iteration = 12 and 39)
>   ----  Both times, number of 2-byte Block Repetitions = 1
> -- Seven Runs Test failures (Iteration = 1, 2, 12, 24, 33, 34, 41, and 46)
> 
> filtered_fpga_entropy_2014-06-10.bin
> -- 47 Poker Test failures
> -- 48 Run Test Failures
> 
> filtered_mix_data_2014-06-06.bin 
> -- No failures !
> 
> Russ
> 
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