RdRand.exe: Robust random numbers for Batch files

[foxidrive]

She no go here.

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz

Windows 8.1 32 bit
Is 32 bit an issue? I wouldn't have thought so.

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c:\Files>rdrand

c:\Files>echo %errorlevel%
0

c:\Files>rdrand

c:\Files>echo %errorlevel%
0

Downloaded second copy to compare.

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Comparing files C:\FILES\RdRand.zip and C:\FILES\RDRAND(1).ZIP
FC: no differences encountered

It's possible I have the first version from an ISP cache...


RdRand.exe 1,536 21/10/2016 00:19 -a--


Help! Just stirring

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[einstein1969]

On my old intel celeron I aspect 0.

But my "Avira antivir" found a "HEUR/APC (Cloud)' model.

All work fine without antivirus active (ERRORLEVEL=0)

Great utility! I think at Montecarlo methods for graphics generation

einstein1969

[ShadowThief]

She no go here.

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz

Windows 8.1 32 bit
Is 32 bit an issue? I wouldn't have thought so.

Looks like your processor predates the Ivy Bridge entropy chip.

[Aacini]

Can you point me towards the direction of AMD & Intel's guide for assembly?

You may download the Intel documents from this site. I never had required to review a specific AMD document, but a quick google search gives me this AMD link.

Actually your "RdRand.exe" returns 0 if the RDRAND instruction is not supported, which i think should be a bug.
You better should return a number outside the range of the generated random numbers [0 : 65535] for indicating RDRAND is not supported (for example -2).

The random numbers generated by RDRAND instructions are greater than zero. From the documentation: "Table 3. - Destination register valid. Non-zero random value available at time of execution. Result placed in register". I changed the range in the description at first post of this thread.

Why are you looping? Is the random instruction only working on random occasions?

After invoking the RDRAND instruction, the caller must examine the carry flag (CF) to determine whether a random value was available at the time the RDRAND instruction was executed. As Table 3 shows, a value of 1 indicates that a random value was available and placed in the destination register provided in the invocation. A value of 0 indicates that a random value was not available.

4.2.1 Retry Recommendations

It is recommended that applications attempt 10 retries in a tight loop in the unlikely event that the RDRAND instruction does not return a random number. This number is based on a binomial probability argument: given the design margins of the DRNG, the odds of ten failures in a row are astronomically small and would in fact be an indication of a larger CPU issue.

@foxidrive: The documentation specify that there is not any restriction that may prevent RdRand.exe from work in any computer that support RDRAND instruction, and it seems that your Core i7 processor should support it. Sorry, but I have no idea of what may happen in your computer...


@all: thanks for the reports!


Antonio

[foxidrive]

She no go here.

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz

Windows 8.1 32 bit
Is 32 bit an issue? I wouldn't have thought so.

Looks like your processor predates the Ivy Bridge entropy chip.

Is that a bit like the TARDIS chamelon circuit??

My CPU might not support the feature it uses but I thought I saw some older units mentioned here reporting that it works.

@foxidrive: The documentation specify that there is not any restriction that may prevent RdRand.exe from work in any computer that support RDRAND instruction, and it seems that your Core i7 processor should support it. Sorry, but I have no idea of what may happen in your computer...

Antonio

Not to worry Antonio.
It's a cool and very tiny utility. Easy to encode into batch scripts.