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Deterministic Random Bit Generator Mechanism

nounid 2305·updated Aug 30, 2026
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The portion of an RBG that includes the functions necessary to instantiate and uninstantiate the RBG, generate pseudorandom bits, (optionally) reseed the RBG and test the health of the DRBG mechanism.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Capability0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Regulated90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

70%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Deterministic Random Bit Generator Mechanisms
possessive
Deterministic Random Bit Generator Mechanism's
pluralpossessive
Deterministic Random Bit Generator Mechanisms'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
The portion of an RBG that includes the functions necessary to instantiate and uninstantiate the RBG, generate pseudorandom bits, (optionally) reseed the RBG and test the health of the DRBG mechanism.
NIST SP 800-90A1 senseview framework →
§1
The portion of an RBG that includes the functions necessary to instantiate and uninstantiate the RBG, generate pseudorandom bits, (optionally) reseed the RBG and test the health of the DRBG mechanism.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The portion of an RBG that includes the functions necessary to instantiate and uninstantiate the RBG, generate pseudorandom bits, (optionally) reseed the RBG and test the health of the DRBG mechanism.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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