Pseudorandom number generator

A pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) is an algorithm that generates a sequence of numbers, the elements of which are approximately independent of each other.

The outputs of most pseudorandom number generators are not truly random — they only approximate some of the properties of random numbers.

Algorithms

There are several algorithms on generating random numbers:

• ISAAC

External Links

• Pseudo random number generators
• Theory and Practice of Random Number Generation
• Pseudorandom number generators at Wikipedia
• Hardware random number generator at Wikipedia
• NIST: Random Number Generation and Testing
• random.org
• Schneier on Security: Bad Game-Show Random-Number Generator
• Random-number generation