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SubjectRe: [PATCH 7/14] random: Remove SA_SAMPLE_RANDOM from network drivers
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On 2006-05-05, at 21:11, Theodore Tso wrote:

> I've always thought the right answer is that whether or not network
> packet arrival times should be used as entropy input should be
> configurable, since depending on the environment, it might or might
> not be safe, and for some hosts (particularly diskless servers), the
> network might be the only source of entropy available to them.

The trully concerned should simply use true random number generators.
Like a zenner diodes noise.
For everybody else... most if not all of what /dev/random does, just
simply
isn't worth the trouble at all. Thus the less of it the better.
BTW. Did somebody notice that the whole disc seek time dance around /
dev/random does,
is quite idiotic for deterministic flash drives? It will screw yours
"randomness" silently...

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