Author(s)

Qassim NASIR

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering College of Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.

A True Random Binary Generator (TRBG) based on a zero crossing digital phase-locked loop (ZCDPLL) is proposed. In order to face the challenges of using the proposed TRBG in cryptography, the proposed TRBG is subjected to the AIS 31 test suite. The ZCDPLL operate as chaotic generator for certain loop filter gains and this has been used to generate TRBs. The generated binary sequences have a good autocorrelation and cross-correlation properties as seen from the simulation results. A prototype of TRBG using ZCDPLL has been developed through Texas Instruments TMS320C6416 DSP development kit. The proposed TRBG successfully passed the AIS 31 test suit.

True Random Binary Sequence, Zero Crossing Digital Phase Locked Loop, Spreading Sequences, Cryptography, TMS320C64x

Q. NASIR, "True Random Bit Generator Using ZCDPLL Based on TMS320C6416," International Journal of Communications, Network and System Sciences, Vol. 2 No. 4, 2009, pp. 258-266. doi: 10.4236/ijcns.2009.24028.