Gas discharge tube true random number generator
Abstract
A hardware random number generator comprises a gas discharge tube, an average voltage generator, and a comparator. The gas discharge tube includes first, second, and third terminals and may generate a variable voltage on the second terminal when a supply voltage is applied to the first and third terminals. The average voltage generator receives the variable voltage from the gas discharge tube and may generate an average voltage equal to a moving average value of the variable voltage over successive periods of time. The comparator receives the variable voltage and the average voltage and may generate a random stream of data bits, such that a value of each bit varies according to the relative magnitudes of the variable voltage and the average voltage.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Kansas City Plant (KCP), Kansas City, MO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1576258
- Patent Number(s):
- 10430159
- Application Number:
- 15/652,496
- Assignee:
- Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC (Kansas City, MO)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G05 - CONTROLLING G05F - SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC VARIABLES
G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- DOE Contract Number:
- NA0002839
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2017 Jul 18
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
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Crosier, Lawrence Christopher. Gas discharge tube true random number generator. United States: N. p., 2019.
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Crosier, Lawrence Christopher. Gas discharge tube true random number generator. United States.
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"Gas discharge tube true random number generator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1576258.
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title = {Gas discharge tube true random number generator},
author = {Crosier, Lawrence Christopher},
abstractNote = {A hardware random number generator comprises a gas discharge tube, an average voltage generator, and a comparator. The gas discharge tube includes first, second, and third terminals and may generate a variable voltage on the second terminal when a supply voltage is applied to the first and third terminals. The average voltage generator receives the variable voltage from the gas discharge tube and may generate an average voltage equal to a moving average value of the variable voltage over successive periods of time. The comparator receives the variable voltage and the average voltage and may generate a random stream of data bits, such that a value of each bit varies according to the relative magnitudes of the variable voltage and the average voltage.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2019},
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