Is Internet Traffic Really Random?

Randomness is key to many of the protocols used in cryptography, various math algorithms, and communications. However, while it is widely used it is not well understood due to its mathematical nature and foundations. Most users would prefer to just be able to access random numbers and have them readily available for use rather than designing and implementing those functions. One of the suggested sources of randomness is the traffic found on a network. However, there are no studies that verify the veracity of the randomness of that data. Further, randomness may vary by the type of network to which the node is attached. It could also vary by the composition of the nodes attached to the network and the users of those endpoints. To settle the question of whether or not the internet can, or should, be used as a source of randomness a survey and statistical analysis of the resulting collected data are done.