[Cryptography] Generate Random Data From Sound Card
Peter Gutmann
pgut001 at cs.auckland.ac.nz
Wed Mar 4 21:14:52 EST 2026
Jon Callas <jon at callas.org> writes:
>Same principle as the camera with a lens cap on.
Cameras (proper ones, not cellphones) already take advantage of this in dark-
frame subtraction, with long exposures or high ISO shots they take images with
the shutter closed to capture sensor noise and then subtract that from the
actual image.
Peter.
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