Random Number Hardware Generator Using Geiger-Mode Avalanche Photo Detector

Abstract

This paper presents the physical concept and test results of sample data of the highspeed hardware true random number generator design based on typically used for High Energy Physics hardware. Main features of this concept are the high speed of the true random numbers generation (tens of Mbt/s), miniature size and estimated lower production cost. This allows the use of such a device not only in large companies and government offices but for the end-user data cryptography, in classrooms, in scientific Monte-Carlo simulations, computer games and any other place where large number of true random numbers is required. The physics of the operations principle of using a Geiger-mode avalanche photo detector is discussed and the high quality of the data collected is demonstrated. 1

From Geiger-Counters to File Systems: Remote Hardware Access for the Operating Systems Course

“…A visual inspection can be used as a quick check of the plausibility of the random numbers being generated [27] as shown in Fig. 5.…”