A Technique to Test Non-Binary Random Number Generator

How to improve a random number generator

It is demonstrated that the one-dimensional random walk is sensitive both to short and long correlation of random numbers. In the case of correlated random numbers, the walker is trapped in the vicinity of the correlation. The result is a multipeak range distribution of the walker. Hence, the one-dimensional random walk can be used as a supplement to the standard tests for revealing long correl...

A Generator for Random Non-Binary Finite Constraint Satisfaction Problems

The paper describes an implementation of a generator of random instances of non-binary constraint satisfaction problems that meets a given set of specifications. This is a continuation of the work we started in [1]. 1 Description The program is designed to generate random instances of Constraint Satisfaction Problems (CSPs) that meet a set of specified parameters, such as the number of variable...

A Perfect Random Number Generator

"Cracking" a Random Number Generator

[Editor’s Note: This paper was original printed in the January 1977, Volume I, Number 1, issue of Cryptologia (pp. 20-26) the premier issue. Over the years this one article has drawn more interest than any other article and requests for reprints of the paper come in year after year. The editors thought it appropriate to offer this paper to our readers. The original paper was set using WordStar ...

Random Number Generator Recommendation

The generation of uniform pseudo-random numbers between 0 and 1 is important in many numerical simulations. The purpose of this report is to explore the best generator(s) of such random numbers in terms of statistical properties and speed. While attempting to find the best generator in general, the specific goal of this report is to find the best generator for Latin hypercube sampling [Iman and...