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author | Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> | 2011-12-23 01:28:01 +0400 |
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committer | H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com> | 2012-01-16 23:18:21 +0400 |
commit | 3e88bdff1c65145f7ba297ccec69c774afe4c785 (patch) | |
tree | 2d01752cdd8a5b3f1cbcad3e0ef55d6f02696efd /Documentation/filesystems | |
parent | cf833d0b9937874b50ef2867c4e8badfd64948ce (diff) | |
download | linux-3e88bdff1c65145f7ba297ccec69c774afe4c785.tar.xz |
random: Use arch-specific RNG to initialize the entropy store
If there is an architecture-specific random number generator (such as
RDRAND for Intel architectures), use it to initialize /dev/random's
entropy stores. Even in the worst case, if RDRAND is something like
AES(NSA_KEY, counter++), it won't hurt, and it will definitely help
against any other adversaries.
Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1324589281-31931-1-git-send-email-tytso@mit.edu
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
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