The Sad History of Random Bits - School of Computing and Information Science

George Markowsky, The Sad History of Random Bits, Special Issue of Cyber Security and Mobility dedicated to Cyber Security and Software, 2013. Abstract: In this paper we examine the history of using random numbers in computer programs. Unfortunately, this history is sad because it is replete with disasters ranging from one of the first pseudo-random number generators, RANDU, read more