information on random number tests

Dr. rer. nat. Edgardo Gerck (conexware@laser.cps.softex.br)
Thu, 27 Mar 1997 15:14:45 -0300

Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 15:14:45 -0300
From: "Dr. rer. nat. Edgardo Gerck" <conexware@laser.cps.softex.br>
To: java-security@java
Subject: information on random number tests

I would like to have the results of the tests that Javasoft did
on the random number generator included in the Java-security API.

In particular, how random is the generator, what is the longest
non-repeating sequence, flatness, seed dependence, seed-size dependence,
etc.

Thank you very much in advance.

Edgardo Gerck, Dr. rer. nat.

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