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NIST Statistical Test Suite: An Introduction: October 2020

The document introduces the NIST Statistical Test Suite (STS), a tool for analyzing randomness. It provides instructions for downloading, installing, and running the NIST STS tool on Linux. When the statistical tests are complete, results are stored in a finalAnalysisReport.txt file located in the experiments subdirectory. The document outlines the basic workflow for obtaining and interpreting results from the NIST STS tool.

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NIST Statistical Test Suite:
An Introduction
By Farah Ferdaus and Tauhidur Rahman
What is NIST STS?

▶ NIST Statistical Test Suite is an important testing suite for randomness

analysis often used for formal certifications or approvals.
▶ For More detail visit:
▶ https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-22/rev-1a/final (Manual guide by NIST)
▶ https://crocs.fi.muni.cz/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=public:research:romjist_v11_for_publ
ish.pdf (A short explanation of 15 NIST tests)

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Download the NIST STS tool

▶ To download NIST STS tool visit:

▶ https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/Random-Bit-
Generation/Documentation-and-Software

▶ Linux machine required

▶ Tips: Use “Windows Subsystem for Linux”
for windows 10 operating system
(https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
us/windows/wsl/install-win10)

▶ NOTE: Keep the unzipped version of the

tool on the same folder (directory) where
the test_bit_stream files are located.

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Install the NIST STS tool

▶ To install NIST STS tool go to the <sts-2.1.2> directory

and type “make” to execute the makefile.
▶ Might require to install make package:
sudo apt install make

▶ After successful installation, An executable file

named assess should appear in the project directory.

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Run the Test Code

▶ To invoke the NIST STS, type the following:

▶ ./assess <sequenceLength>
▶ Min bit stream length (sequenceLength)
should be 106.
▶ A series of menu prompts will be displayed
in order to select the data to be analyzed
and the statistical tests to be applied.

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Run the Test Code

▶ Min number of bitstream sequence should be

10 to evaluate all tests.
▶ Number of bits in the file must be ≥
(#bitstream × sequenceLength)
▶ The user must specify whether the file
consists of bits stored in ASCII format
(containing 0’s and 1’s) or binary format
(packing 8-bit data in a single byte).

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Empirical results Location

▶ Once the testing process is

complete, the empirical results
can be found in the
experiments/ subdirectory.
▶ A file finalAnalysisReport.txt
(summary report) will be
generated when statistical
testing is complete which is
located at
experiments/AlgorithmTesting/
subdirectory.

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Depiction of the Final Analysis Report

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Depiction of the Final Analysis Report