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Re: Internet Privacy Guaranteed ad (POTP Jr.)
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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] wrote:
> IPG Sales writes:
> > Thus at times, a hardware source, such as ADC LOB system, can generate
> > nonrandom data, unless this is checked, it can destroyed the integrity of
> > your system.
>
> Could you explain what the acronyms "ADC" and "LOB" mean here ? I
> just tried a web search for the two together, and all I got was a page of
> UFO acronyms, and some astronomical acronyms (LOB = Lick Observatory
> Bulletin). Schneier discusses hardware RNG at length in Applied Cryptography,
> but he doesn't mention either acronym. I might guess that LOB = Low Order
> Bits.
I'd say that you're right, and I'd also guess myself that ADC stands for
Analog-to-Digital Converter, so that an "ADC LOB system" is a hardware
random number generator that looks at the lowest order (and therefore
presumed noisy) bit of an analog-to-digital converter.
ObCrypto: Would four years experience interpreting cryptic vanity
plates while commuting on the Nimitz Freeway be a good qualification for
an NSA cryptanalyst? Would that experience also qualify me as a traffic
analyst?
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