"Doing The Math For Better Encryption"

Cybersecurity gets a boost in encryption innovation as scientists at the University of Texas introduce a new technique to generate random numbers, which requires less effort in computation than other methods. This approach on generating random numbers improves upon randomness extractors by mixing two weakly random sources to generate a statistically random sequence of numbers. This method is expected to produce several benefits beyond encryption. This article further discusses this innovative formula, the difficulty of generating random numbers for a computer, how the quality of randomness is measured, previous versions of randomness extractors, and how the mathematical method is expected to improve in the future. 

SIGNAL Magazine reports "Doing The Math For Better Encryption"