Re: A unique number for every "person" - can it be done?

From: Randy Howard (randyhoward_at_FOOverizonBAR.net)
Date: 04/06/05

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Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 02:47:34 GMT

In article <i49351l30i5tgbr86l3gqjnajfikqb6671@4ax.com>,
Chris@Sonnack.com says...

> AIUI semi-conductor junction noise is random. I'd always thought one way
> you could develop a truly random RNG would be to leverage that noise in
> some way.

Intel's been doing something similar for at least four or five years
now in the so-called "firmware hub".

Here's a link:
http://www.intel.com/design/software/drivers/platform/security.htm

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