Yarrow (disambiguation) — Yarrow can indicate several things: * The Yarrow herb; * Yarrow algorithm in cryptography; * A codename for the Fedora Core 1 Linux distribution; * Sir Alfred Yarrow; * Yarrow boiler; * Singer Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul and Mary; * Yarrow… … Wikipedia
Cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator — A cryptographically secure pseudo random number generator (CSPRNG) is a pseudo random number generator (PRNG) with properties that make it suitable for use in cryptography. Many aspects of cryptography require random numbers, for example: Key… … Wikipedia
List of algorithms — The following is a list of the algorithms described in Wikipedia. See also the list of data structures, list of algorithm general topics and list of terms relating to algorithms and data structures.If you intend to describe a new algorithm,… … Wikipedia
/dev/random — In Unix like operating systems, /dev/random is a special file that serves as a random number generator or as a pseudorandom number generator. It allows access to environmental noise collected from device drivers and other sources.[citation… … Wikipedia
Криптографически стойкий генератор псевдослучайных чисел — (англ. Cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator, CSPRNG) это генератор псевдослучайных чисел с определенными свойствами, позволяющими использовать его в криптографии. Многие прикладные задачи криптографии требуют случайных… … Википедия
One-time pad — Excerpt from a one time pad In cryptography, the one time pad (OTP) is a type of encryption, which has been proven to be impossible to crack if used correctly. Each bit or character from the plaintext is encrypted by a modular addition with a bit … Wikipedia
Hardware random number generator — This SSL Accelerator computer card uses a hardware random number generator to generate cryptographic keys to encrypt data sent over computer networks. In computing, a hardware random number generator is an apparatus that generates random numbers… … Wikipedia
Fortuna (PRNG) — Fortuna is a cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) devised by Bruce Schneier and Niels Ferguson. It is named after Fortuna, the Roman goddess of chance.More precisely, Fortuna is a family of secure PRNGs; its designleaves… … Wikipedia
Алгоритм Ярроу — (англ. Yarrow algorithm) это криптографически стойкий генератор псевдослучайных чисел. В качестве названия выбран тысячелистник, засушенные стебли которого служат источником энтропии при гадании. Алгоритм разработан Брюсом Шнайером,… … Википедия
Timeline of algorithms — The following timeline outlines the development of algorithms (mainly mathematical recipes ) since their inception.Before Modern Era* Before Writing about recipes (on cooking, rituals, agriculture and other themes) * c. 1600 BC Babylonians… … Wikipedia
