Title :
Field-programmable true random number generator
Author_Institution :
ECIT, Queen´s Univ. Belfast, Belfast, UK
Abstract :
True random number generation is crucial in cyber-security applications. Proposed is a voltage-controlled true random number generator that is inherently field-programmable. This facilitates increased entropy as a randomness source because there is more than one configuration state which lends itself to more compact and low-power architectures. It is evaluated through electrical characterisation and statistically through industry-standard randomness tests. To the best of the author´s knowledge, it is one of the most efficient designs to date with respect to hardware design metrics.
Keywords :
entropy; low-power electronics; random number generation; security of data; voltage control; cyber-security; entropy; field programmable number generator; low-power architectures; randomness source; true random number generator; voltage control;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2012.0432