公开(公告)号：US20160124716A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-05

申请号：US14528683

申请日：2014-10-30

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Sumanth Jannyavula Venkata ,  Manuel A. Offenberg ,  Williaim Erik Anderson

IPC: G06F7/58

CPC classification number: G06F7/588 ,  G06F7/58

Abstract: Apparatus and method for generating random numbers. In accordance with some embodiments, a first multi-bit string of entropy values is derived from a first entropy source having a first trust level and a different, second multi-bit string of entropy values is derived from a second entropy source having a different, second trust level. The first and second multi-bit strings of entropy values are combined in relation to the associated first and second trust levels to generate a multi-bit random number. The multi-bit random number is used as an input to a cryptographic function.

Abstract translation: 用于产生随机数的装置和方法。 根据一些实施例，从具有第一信任级别的第一熵源导出熵值的第一多比特串，并且从具有不同的第二熵源的第二熵源导出熵值的不同的第二多比特串， 第二信任级别。 熵值的第一和第二多位串相关于相关联的第一和第二信任级组合以产生多位随机数。 多位随机数被用作加密函数的输入。