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An Approximate Distribution for the Maximum Order Complexity

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In this paper we give an approximate probability distribution for the maximum order complexity of a random binary sequence. This enables the development of statistical tests based on maximum order complexity for the testing of a binary sequence generator. These tests are analogous to those based on linear complexity.

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  1. Applied Decision Analysis Inc., 2710 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, U.S.A

    Diane Erdmann

  2. Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, U.K

    Sean Murphy

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Erdmann, D., Murphy, S. An Approximate Distribution for the Maximum Order Complexity. Designs, Codes and Cryptography 10, 325–339 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008295603824

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