Package: ent (1.1debian-1)

pseudorandom number sequence test program

This program applies various tests to sequences of bytes stored in files and reports the results of those tests. The program is useful for those evaluating pseudorandom number generators for encryption and statistical sampling applications, compression algorithms, and other applications where the information density of a file is of interest.

Original Homepage: http://www.fourmilab.ch/random/ (Now maintained primarily in Debian.)

Tags: Software Development: Testing and QA, Field: Mathematics, Implemented in: C, User Interface: Command Line, Role: Program, Scope: Utility