RNG properties

[Tim Hudson <tjh@cryptsoft.com>]

Related to the conversation on the call about how to report more details about RNGs.

NIST ACVTS information

https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/Automated-Cryptographic-Validation-Testing

Following those links you can eventually make your way toÂhttps://github.com/usnistgov/ACVP#drbg and from there a link as to how to describe each DRBG supported for testing.

The KMIP approach can be seen atÂhttps://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/kmip-spec/v2.1/os/kmip-spec-v2.1-os.html#_Toc57115732

One example test case (TC-Q-RNGS-2-21) shows returning such information from a Query operation:

   <RNGParameters>
    <RNGAlgorithm type="Enumeration" value="ANSIX9_31"/>
    <CryptographicAlgorithm type="Enumeration" value="AES"/>
    <CryptographicLength type="Integer" value="256"/>
   </RNGParameters>

Tim.