ironseed: Improved Random Number Generator Seeding

A procedure for seeding R's built in random number generators using a variable-length sequence of values. Accumulates input entropy into a 256-bit hash digest or "ironseed" and is able to generate a variable-length sequence of output seeds from an ironseed.

Package details

AuthorReed Cartwright [aut, cre] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0837-9380>), National Science Foundation DBI-1929850 [fnd]
MaintainerReed Cartwright <racartwright@gmail.com>
LicenseMIT + file LICENSE
Version0.2.0
URL https://github.com/reedacartwright/ironseed
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("ironseed")

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ironseed documentation built on Aug. 21, 2025, 5:49 p.m.