Using a webcam to generate random bits

• Main Author: Ap-apid, Rigan P.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2006
• Subjects: Webcams; Random number generators; Computer Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/12589
• Institution: De La Salle University

This paper presents a method for generating random bits from images or snapshots obtained using a low-quality webcam. The color information is mixed with clock information to generate bit streams, which are then subjected to a having process using SHA-1. Results from using the NIST statistical test...