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Randomness Source

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-003432

1. A component of a DRBG (which consists of a DRBG mechanism and a randomness source) that outputs bitstrings that are used as entropy input by the DRBG mechanism. The randomness source can be an entropy source or an RBG.

2. See Randomness Source.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-003432
FieldCybersecurity
SynonymsSource of Randomness
ReferencesNIST SP 800-90A Rev. 1; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003432",
  "term": "Randomness Source",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A component of a DRBG (which consists of a DRBG mechanism and a randomness source) that outputs bitstrings that are used as entropy input by the DRBG mechanism. The randomness source can be an entropy source or an RBG.\n\n2. See Randomness Source.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Source of Randomness"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-90A Rev. 1",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/randomness-source/"
}

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