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Yarrow algorithm

The Yarrow algorithm is a family of cryptographic pseudorandom number generators (CSPRNG) devised by John Kelsey, Bruce Schneier, and Niels Ferguson and published in 1999. The Yarrow algorithm is explicitly unpatented, royalty-free, and open source; no license is required to use it. An improved design from Ferguson and Schneier, Fortuna, is described in…

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Yarrow algorithm

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Yarrow algorithm → An, Archived, FreeBSD, Java, Wayback Machine, Yarrow, Yarrow PRNG
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Yarrow algorithm → family of cryptographic pseudorandom number generators

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Yarrow algorithmis afamily of cryptographic pseudorandom number generators0.90text
ANSI X9.17instance ofThe former widely used designs0.80text
RSAREF 2.0 PRNG have loopholes that provide attack opportunities under some circumstancesinstance ofThe former widely used designs0.80text
timing attacksinstance ofThis is done to prevent side-channel attacks0.80text
power analysisinstance ofThis is done to prevent side-channel attacks0.80text
RSAREF 2.0 PRNG do not have the ability to resist this kind of chosen-input attack.Unlike ANSI X9.17 PRNGinstance ofPRNGs0.80text
Yarrow has the ability to recover from a key compromiseinstance ofPRNGs0.80text
Yarrow algorithmrelated to External linksYarrow0.60section
Yarrow algorithmrelated to External linksJava0.60section
Yarrow algorithmrelated to External linksArchived0.60section
Yarrow algorithmrelated to External linksWayback Machine0.60section
Yarrow algorithmrelated to External linksFreeBSD0.60section

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