diff --git a/core/random.cpp b/core/random.cpp
index c398f8d..9c5de40 100644
--- a/core/random.cpp
+++ b/core/random.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2015,  Regents of the University of California,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -28,21 +28,15 @@
 
 namespace nfd {
 
-static boost::thread_specific_ptr<boost::random::mt19937> g_rng;
-
-boost::random::mt19937&
+std::mt19937&
 getGlobalRng()
 {
-  if (g_rng.get() == nullptr) {
-    g_rng.reset(new boost::random::mt19937());
+  static boost::thread_specific_ptr<std::mt19937> rng;
+  if (rng.get() == nullptr) {
+    std::random_device rd;
+    rng.reset(new std::mt19937(rd()));
   }
-  return *g_rng;
-}
-
-void
-resetGlobalRng()
-{
-  g_rng.reset();
+  return *rng;
 }
 
 } // namespace nfd
diff --git a/core/random.hpp b/core/random.hpp
index 1515b72..03ae9d3 100644
--- a/core/random.hpp
+++ b/core/random.hpp
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014,  Regents of the University of California,
- *                      Arizona Board of Regents,
- *                      Colorado State University,
- *                      University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
- *                      Washington University in St. Louis,
- *                      Beijing Institute of Technology,
- *                      The University of Memphis
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016,  Regents of the University of California,
+ *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                           Colorado State University,
+ *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                           Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                           Beijing Institute of Technology,
+ *                           The University of Memphis.
  *
  * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
  * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
@@ -24,24 +24,26 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * This file declares the global random number generator
- * All random numbers in NFD should use this global random number generator,
- * so that the generator can be properly seeded when necessary.
+ * This file declares the global pseudorandom number generator (PRNG).
  *
- * This random number generator is not suitable for security purposes;
- * security-critical code should use CryptoPP random number generator instead.
+ * All random numbers generated by NFD should use this global generator,
+ * so that it can be properly seeded when necessary.
+ *
+ * This PRNG is not suitable for security purposes; security-critical
+ * code must use a cryptographically secure PRNG, such as those provided
+ * by OpenSSL and Crypto++.
  */
 
 #ifndef NFD_CORE_RANDOM_HPP
 #define NFD_CORE_RANDOM_HPP
 
-#include <boost/random/mersenne_twister.hpp>
+#include <random>
 
 namespace nfd {
 
 /** \return the global random number generator instance
  */
-boost::random::mt19937&
+std::mt19937&
 getGlobalRng();
 
 } // namespace nfd
diff --git a/daemon/fw/asf-probing-module.cpp b/daemon/fw/asf-probing-module.cpp
index 99449cd..485a3e9 100644
--- a/daemon/fw/asf-probing-module.cpp
+++ b/daemon/fw/asf-probing-module.cpp
@@ -24,11 +24,8 @@
  */
 
 #include "asf-probing-module.hpp"
-
 #include "core/random.hpp"
 
-#include <boost/random/uniform_real_distribution.hpp>
-
 namespace nfd {
 namespace fw {
 namespace asf {
@@ -186,8 +183,8 @@
 double
 ProbingModule::getRandomNumber(double start, double end)
 {
-  boost::random::uniform_real_distribution<double> distribution(start, end);
-  return distribution(getGlobalRng());
+  std::uniform_real_distribution<double> dist(start, end);
+  return dist(getGlobalRng());
 }
 
 } // namespace asf
diff --git a/daemon/fw/forwarder.cpp b/daemon/fw/forwarder.cpp
index 9ef3c75..b8bd076 100644
--- a/daemon/fw/forwarder.cpp
+++ b/daemon/fw/forwarder.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "strategy.hpp"
 #include "table/cleanup.hpp"
 #include <ndn-cxx/lp/tags.hpp>
-#include <boost/random/uniform_int_distribution.hpp>
 
 namespace nfd {
 
@@ -270,7 +269,7 @@
 
   if (wantNewNonce) {
     interest = make_shared<Interest>(*interest);
-    static boost::random::uniform_int_distribution<uint32_t> dist;
+    static std::uniform_int_distribution<uint32_t> dist;
     interest->setNonce(dist(getGlobalRng()));
   }
 
diff --git a/daemon/fw/ncc-strategy.cpp b/daemon/fw/ncc-strategy.cpp
index f1a888a..d191326 100644
--- a/daemon/fw/ncc-strategy.cpp
+++ b/daemon/fw/ncc-strategy.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "ncc-strategy.hpp"
 #include "pit-algorithm.hpp"
 #include "core/random.hpp"
-#include <boost/random/uniform_int_distribution.hpp>
 
 namespace nfd {
 namespace fw {
@@ -143,8 +142,7 @@
   }
 
   if (isForwarded) {
-    boost::random::uniform_int_distribution<time::nanoseconds::rep> dist(0,
-      pitEntryInfo->maxInterval.count() - 1);
+    std::uniform_int_distribution<time::nanoseconds::rep> dist(0, pitEntryInfo->maxInterval.count() - 1);
     time::nanoseconds deferNext = time::nanoseconds(dist(getGlobalRng()));
     pitEntryInfo->propagateTimer = scheduler::schedule(deferNext,
       bind(&NccStrategy::doPropagate, this, weak_ptr<pit::Entry>(pitEntry)));
@@ -239,13 +237,9 @@
   return *info;
 }
 
-
-const time::microseconds NccStrategy::MeasurementsEntryInfo::INITIAL_PREDICTION =
-                                                             time::microseconds(8192);
-const time::microseconds NccStrategy::MeasurementsEntryInfo::MIN_PREDICTION =
-                                                             time::microseconds(127);
-const time::microseconds NccStrategy::MeasurementsEntryInfo::MAX_PREDICTION =
-                                                             time::microseconds(160000);
+const time::microseconds NccStrategy::MeasurementsEntryInfo::INITIAL_PREDICTION = time::microseconds(8192);
+const time::microseconds NccStrategy::MeasurementsEntryInfo::MIN_PREDICTION = time::microseconds(127);
+const time::microseconds NccStrategy::MeasurementsEntryInfo::MAX_PREDICTION = time::milliseconds(160);
 
 NccStrategy::MeasurementsEntryInfo::MeasurementsEntryInfo()
   : prediction(INITIAL_PREDICTION)
@@ -259,7 +253,8 @@
 }
 
 shared_ptr<Face>
-NccStrategy::MeasurementsEntryInfo::getBestFace(void) {
+NccStrategy::MeasurementsEntryInfo::getBestFace()
+{
   shared_ptr<Face> best = this->bestFace.lock();
   if (best != nullptr) {
     return best;
@@ -269,7 +264,8 @@
 }
 
 void
-NccStrategy::MeasurementsEntryInfo::updateBestFace(const Face& face) {
+NccStrategy::MeasurementsEntryInfo::updateBestFace(const Face& face)
+{
   if (this->bestFace.expired()) {
     this->bestFace = const_cast<Face&>(face).shared_from_this();
     return;
@@ -285,19 +281,22 @@
 }
 
 void
-NccStrategy::MeasurementsEntryInfo::adjustPredictDown() {
+NccStrategy::MeasurementsEntryInfo::adjustPredictDown()
+{
   prediction = std::max(MIN_PREDICTION,
     time::microseconds(prediction.count() - (prediction.count() >> ADJUST_PREDICT_DOWN_SHIFT)));
 }
 
 void
-NccStrategy::MeasurementsEntryInfo::adjustPredictUp() {
+NccStrategy::MeasurementsEntryInfo::adjustPredictUp()
+{
   prediction = std::min(MAX_PREDICTION,
     time::microseconds(prediction.count() + (prediction.count() >> ADJUST_PREDICT_UP_SHIFT)));
 }
 
 void
-NccStrategy::MeasurementsEntryInfo::ageBestFace() {
+NccStrategy::MeasurementsEntryInfo::ageBestFace()
+{
   this->previousFace = this->bestFace;
   this->bestFace.reset();
 }
diff --git a/tests/core/random.t.cpp b/tests/core/random.t.cpp
index fa9c4a7..dcd1576 100644
--- a/tests/core/random.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/core/random.t.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2015,  Regents of the University of California,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@
 namespace nfd {
 namespace tests {
 
-BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestRandom, BaseFixture)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestRandom)
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ThreadLocalRandon)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ThreadLocalRng)
 {
-  boost::random::mt19937* s1 = &getGlobalRng();
-  boost::random::mt19937* s2 = nullptr;
+  std::mt19937* s1 = &getGlobalRng();
+  std::mt19937* s2 = nullptr;
   boost::thread t([&s2] {
-      s2 = &getGlobalRng();
-    });
+    s2 = &getGlobalRng();
+  });
 
   t.join();
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   BOOST_CHECK(s1 != s2);
 }
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // TestRandom
 
 } // namespace tests
 } // namespace nfd
diff --git a/tests/daemon/fw/asf-strategy.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/fw/asf-strategy.t.cpp
index af584cf..601083d 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/fw/asf-strategy.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/fw/asf-strategy.t.cpp
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@
   runConsumer();
 
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(consumer->getForwarderFace().getCounters().nOutData, 89);
-  BOOST_CHECK_LE(linkAB->getFace(nodeA).getCounters().nOutInterests, 60);
-  BOOST_CHECK_GE(linkAD->getFace(nodeA).getCounters().nOutInterests, 60);
+  BOOST_CHECK_LE(linkAB->getFace(nodeA).getCounters().nOutInterests, 61); // FIXME #3830
+  BOOST_CHECK_GE(linkAD->getFace(nodeA).getCounters().nOutInterests, 59); // FIXME #3830
 }
 
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(Nack, AsfGridFixture)
diff --git a/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-manager.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-manager.t.cpp
index c189894..325b344 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-manager.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-manager.t.cpp
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
  */
 
 #include "mgmt/face-manager.hpp"
+#include "core/random.hpp"
 #include "face/tcp-factory.hpp"
 #include "face/udp-factory.hpp"
 
 #include "nfd-manager-common-fixture.hpp"
 #include "../face/dummy-face.hpp"
 
-#include <ndn-cxx/util/random.hpp>
 #include <ndn-cxx/encoding/tlv.hpp>
 #include <ndn-cxx/mgmt/nfd/channel-status.hpp>
 #include <ndn-cxx/mgmt/nfd/face-event-notification.hpp>
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@
   static typename std::enable_if<std::is_base_of<SimpleCounter, T>::value>::type
   randomizeCounter(const T& counter)
   {
-    const_cast<T&>(counter).set(ndn::random::generateWord64());
+    static std::uniform_int_distribution<typename T::rep> dist;
+    const_cast<T&>(counter).set(dist(getGlobalRng()));
   }
 
 protected:
diff --git a/tests/daemon/mgmt/strategy-choice-manager.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/mgmt/strategy-choice-manager.t.cpp
index 56f22a7..7aa54ac 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/mgmt/strategy-choice-manager.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/mgmt/strategy-choice-manager.t.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "mgmt/strategy-choice-manager.hpp"
 
+#include "core/random.hpp"
 #include "face/face.hpp"
 #include "face/internal-face.hpp"
 #include "fw/strategy.hpp"
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@
 #include "tests/daemon/fw/dummy-strategy.hpp"
 #include "tests/daemon/fw/install-strategy.hpp"
 
-#include <ndn-cxx/util/random.hpp>
 #include <ndn-cxx/mgmt/nfd/strategy-choice.hpp>
 
 namespace nfd {
@@ -200,10 +200,11 @@
     actualStrategies.insert(entry.getStrategyName());
   }
 
+  std::uniform_int_distribution<uint64_t> dist;
   size_t nEntries = 1024;
   for (size_t i = 0 ; i < nEntries ; i++) {
     auto name = Name("test-name").appendSegment(i);
-    auto strategy = Name("test-strategy").appendSegment(ndn::random::generateWord64());
+    auto strategy = Name("test-strategy").appendSegment(dist(getGlobalRng()));
     auto entry = ndn::nfd::StrategyChoice().setName(name).setStrategy(strategy);
     actualNames.insert(name);
     actualStrategies.insert(strategy);
diff --git a/tests/rib/rib-manager.t.cpp b/tests/rib/rib-manager.t.cpp
index dfbeb29..8cbc5fb 100644
--- a/tests/rib/rib-manager.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/rib/rib-manager.t.cpp
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
 
 #include "rib/rib-manager.hpp"
 #include "manager-common-fixture.hpp"
+#include "core/random.hpp"
 
 #include <ndn-cxx/lp/tags.hpp>
 #include <ndn-cxx/mgmt/nfd/rib-entry.hpp>
 #include <ndn-cxx/mgmt/nfd/face-status.hpp>
 #include <ndn-cxx/mgmt/nfd/face-event-notification.hpp>
-#include <ndn-cxx/util/random.hpp>
 
 namespace nfd {
 namespace rib {
@@ -482,11 +482,12 @@
 
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(RibDataset, UnauthorizedRibManagerFixture)
 {
+  std::uniform_int_distribution<uint64_t> dist;
   uint64_t faceId = 0;
-  auto generateRoute = [&faceId] () -> Route {
+  auto generateRoute = [&dist, &faceId] () -> Route {
     Route route;
     route.faceId = ++faceId;
-    route.cost = ndn::random::generateWord64();
+    route.cost = dist(getGlobalRng());
     route.expires = time::steady_clock::TimePoint::max();
     return route;
   };
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 265f93b..f3052b9 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     conf.check_cxx(header_name='ifaddrs.h', mandatory=False)
     conf.check_cxx(header_name='valgrind/valgrind.h', define_name='HAVE_VALGRIND', mandatory=False)
 
-    boost_libs = 'system chrono program_options random thread log log_setup'
+    boost_libs = 'system chrono program_options thread log log_setup'
     if conf.options.with_tests:
         conf.env['WITH_TESTS'] = 1
         conf.define('WITH_TESTS', 1)