From: invalid@invalid.invalid   
      
   not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) writes:   
   > Simple circuits using the (ancient) 2N3904 transistor abound on the   
   > internet, and pre-date it as well.   
   >   
   > Here's a newer circuit design specifically for battery-powered   
   > cryptographic use and with lots of analysis and comparison with   
   > another circuit:   
   > https://betrusted.io/avalanche-noise   
   >   
   > None of it requires cutting-edge technology. The main issue in the   
   > past has simply been that it wasn't part of the original PC   
   > architecture, so things like "looking at mouse movements" needed to   
   > be done at first until it was added to modern hardware.   
      
   Exactly! All the stuff about lava lamps, helium motion inside hard   
   disks, etc is just gimmicks. Real random numbers are tiny electronic   
   components built into CPUs, HSMs, etc.   
      
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