RE: URL for Yarrow PRNG

From: Yosi (nataskat_private)
Date: Sun Jan 13 2002 - 00:41:06 PST

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    You might be interested in yet another PRNG implementation,
    called EGADS. According to its authors, it is an evolution Yarrow.
    More details can be found here :
    http://www.securesw.com/News/News.html#EGADS
    
    Yosi
    
    >From: Ed Moyle <emoyleat_private>
    >To: Josh Daymont <joshdat_private>, Ryan M Harris <rmharrisat_private>
    >CC: secprogat_private
    >Subject: RE: URL for Yarrow PRNG
    >Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 16:11:28 -0500
    >
    > > for the Yarrow PRNG.  You can find all the information you'll ned > at: 
    >http://www.counterpane.com/yarrow.html
    >
    >I'm curious about the following:  Does anyone know of an analysis of yarrow 
    >vs. the openssl PRNG (or any others), both from a security perspective and 
    >from a performance perspective?  I guess openssl has had issues with 
    >predictability in the past, and I've heard yarrow is slow.  I'd like to 
    >know if either of these "word on the street" statements have been 
    >quantified in any formal way, so as to allow the community at large to make 
    >an intelligent decision...
    >
    >On a related topic, does anybody know of any freeware or reference 
    >implementation of the PRNG technique described in FIPS 186-2 that can be 
    >used to validate independent implementations?
    >-E
    
    
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