RFC 8682: TinyMT32 Pseudorandom Number Generator (PRNG)
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This document describes the TinyMT32 Pseudorandom Number Generator (PRNG), which produces 32-bit pseudorandom unsigned integers and aims at having a simple-to-use and deterministic solution. This PRNG is a small-sized variant of the Mersenne Twister (MT) PRNG. The main advantage of TinyMT32 over MT is the use of a small internal state, compatible with most target platforms that include embedded devices, while keeping reasonably good randomness that represents a significant improvement compared to the Park-Miller Linear Congruential PRNG. However, neither the TinyMT nor MT PRNG is meant to be used for cryptographic applications.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC8682
- Published
- January 2020
- Authors
- M. Saito; M. Matsumoto; V. Roca; E. Baccelli
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- wit
- Pages
- 12
- Also known as
- —
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