Re: random(4) driver questions

[Sandy Harris]

Johann Meier <recv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> If you don't have a hardware rnd, you can use an entropy daemon like
> haveged (http://www.issihosts.com/haveged/)

Yes, and there are several other alternatives. Someone suggested a
timer-based daemon earlier in this thread. It looks reasonable at
first glance, but in security matters, I'm reluctant to trust version
0.1 of anything.

Peter Gutmann's cryptlib includes a well-analyzed daemon:
http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/cryptlib/

John Denker's turbid, using a sound card without microphone,
looks very good:
http://www.av8n.com/turbid/paper/turbid.htm
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