---
id: 4054
title: "You're Doing IoT RNG"
source_domain: bishopfox.com
source_url: "https://bishopfox.com/blog/youre-doing-iot-rng"
published_at: "2021-08-05T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["def-con", "hardware-security", "cryptography", "iot", "research", "random-number-generator"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/4054"
lang: en
---

# You're Doing IoT RNG

## Summary

Bishop Fox research from DEF CON 29: IoT hardware random number generators are commonly misused, unchecked error codes, even zero keys, weakening cryptography across an estimated 35 billion devices.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bishopfox.com
- **Published:** 2021-08-05T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://bishopfox.com/blog/youre-doing-iot-rng
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/4054