Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] let Net Devices feed Entropy, updated (1/2) | From | Robert Love <> | Date | 18 Aug 2001 23:49:59 -0400 |
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On 18 Aug 2001 22:33:54 -0500, Oliver Xymoron wrote: > The network is still feeding data to the pool, yes? It's merely > underestimating the value of that data. If you think you're getting enough > entropy for your application, use /dev/urandom, don't weaken /dev/random. > > Practically speaking, /dev/urandom is pretty damn strong anyway.
Honestly, I don't have a clue what you are talking about. I think you have a misconception about how the entropy gathering works, the differences between /dev/random and /dev/urandom, and what entropy even is.
I don't know what your problem is with with allowing net devices to feed the pool.
Finally, /dev/random and /dev/urandom have the same "strength" -- the _only_ difference is that /dev/random will block if the _entropy_ count is 0. note, again, this is not the byte count. by design, the size of the pool does not decrement as you read from it. just the estimate of the entropy.
-- Robert M. Love rml at ufl.edu rml at tech9.net
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