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Middle-Square Weyl Sequence RNG

Cryptography and Security 2022-03-22 v7

Abstract

In this article, we propose a new implementation of John von Neumann's middle-square random number generator (RNG). A Weyl sequence keeps the generator running through a long period.

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@article{arxiv.1704.00358,
  title  = {Middle-Square Weyl Sequence RNG},
  author = {Bernard Widynski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1704.00358},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

A software package with example programs is available at http://mswsrng.wixsite.com/rand

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