# Fortuna random number generator

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/fortuna-random-number-generator/33030>\
**Category:** Numerics\
**Created:** [January 6, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/fortuna-random-number-generator/33030 "2020-01-06T15:59:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tamas\_Papp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamas_papp/32/25949_2.png) [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/fortuna-random-number-generator/33030/2 "2020-01-06T16:50:06Z")

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You also announced this 6 days ago:

> [@Fortuna cryptographically secure pseudo random number generator (generator only) available](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/fortuna-cryptographically-secure-pseudo-random-number-generator-generator-only-available/32832):
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> My first attempt at a working Fortuna PRNG (generator only, no seed file or entropy accumulator) can be found in my collection of tidbits as Fortuna.jl.

Generally, if you intend this to be useful to others, I would suggest that you

1. put it in its separate package,

2. write docstrings instead of comments, and generate documentation,

3. write unit tests

4. benchmark against existing implementations in other languages (eg the Go one, Julia should not be significantly slower).

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