11th Annual IEEE Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines
Compact FPGA-based True and Pseudo Random Number Generators
Napa, California
April 09-April 11
ISBN: 0-7695-1979-2
Two FPGA based implementations of random number generators intended for embedded cryptographic applications are presented. The first is a true random number generator (TRNG) which employs oscillator phase noise, and the second is a bit serial implementation of a Blum Blum Shub (BBS) pseudorandom number generator (PRNG). Both designs are extremely compact and can be implemented on any FPGA or PLD device. They were designed specifically for use as FPGA based cryptographic hardware cores. The TRNG and PRNG were tested using the NIST and Diehard random number test suites.
Citation:
K.H. Tsoi, K.H. Leung, P.H.W. Leong, "Compact FPGA-based True and Pseudo Random Number Generators," fccm, pp.51, 11th Annual IEEE Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, 2003