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Source of Randomness

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-004018

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-004018
FieldCybersecurity
SynonymsRandomness Source
ReferencesNIST SP 800-90A Rev. 1; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-004018",
  "term": "Source of Randomness",
  "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": [
    "Randomness Source"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-90A Rev. 1",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/source-of-randomness/"
}

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