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	1 # Random Source Generator
	2
	3 ## Goal
	4
	5 Write a simple frontend for gopher for this randomness source. This can
	6 then be reused everwhere over gopher.
	7
	8 ## Principle
	9
	10 On Bitreich there will be a stream of random bits provided by a geiger
	11 counter and other random sources from 20h's home server. This should be
	12 shown to gopher in a standard way, as defined here:
	13
	14 * https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2019/NIST.IR.8213-draft.p…
	15 * https://beacon.nist.gov/ns/beacon/pulse/2.0/beacon-2.0.xsd
	16 * https://beacon.nist.gov/beacon/2.0/pulse/last
	17 * https://qrng.anu.edu.au/ as source
	18 * https://drand.love/developer/http-api/#public-endpoints
	19
	20 We can monkey-patch
	21
	22 * https://github.com/nhorman/rng-tools/rngd_nistbeacon.c
	23
	24 to using gophers://.
	25
	26 ## Hierarchy Prototype
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	28 gophers://bitreich.org/1/tyche/beacon
	29 gophers://bitreich.org/1/fortuna/beacon
	30
	31 ## Source
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	33 On bitreich.org there is:
	34
	35 /br/random/source/$source/pulse.$index
	36
	37 This should be read out to generate the above structure.
	38
	39 You can generate it on your own:
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	41 dd if=/dev/random of=pulse.$index bs=64 count=1
	42
	43 ## Applications
	44
	45 This could be used for
	46
	47 * https://codeberg.org/rendezvous/reunion/
	48 * https://near.org/blog/randomness-threshold-signatures/
	49 * https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA222698.pdf
	50 * https://github.com/GoodiesHQ/noknow-c
	51 * https://github.com/gtanzer/zk
	52
	53 ## Testing Randomness
	54
	55 * https://github.com/dyne/libdisorder
	56
	57 Have fun!
	58