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NIST’s Random Bit Beacon is a Game Changer The US government just unveiled a machine that can generate truly random 1s and 0s. They plan to offer it as a public Internet service. This is big news because so many of our data security defenses rely on randomness, and it's hard to achieve. The role of randomness in security is often overlooked but it's critical. The best-known use of randomness is cryptography. Every encrypted or digitally signed message depends on a randomly
Mike McCormick
Jan 7, 20193 min read


Government Wants Short Easy Passwords
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the US government agency that sets technical standards for everything from...
Mike McCormick
Jun 6, 20164 min read
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