Digital random bit generators implemented in FPGAs offered by various manufacturers

In cryptography, we require that a random sequence should have excellent statistical properties as well as non-deterministic character. Combining multiple independent sources of randomness using the modulo two operation, significantly improves the statistical properties of the generated sequences and also affects the accumulation of true randomness generated in the oscillator sources. This is a very promising method of producing random sequences. In this paper, we compare the implementations of the RO-based combined random generator in various FPGAs technologies offered by various manufactures (Xilinx, Altera, Lattice). In this research, we used a NIST 800-22 statistical test suite to assess the statistical properties. The results show that the method of producing strings with a combined generator is the method stable in terms of technology. The results are similar for implementation in all FPGA used in the experiment. So, the proposed generator can be implemented in various programmable structures together with other components of a cryptographic system.