Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 11 Sep 2000 13:08:59 +0000 | From | Pravir Chandra <> | Subject | Using Yarrow in /dev/random |
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I've been working to change the implementation of /dev/random over to the Yarrow-160a algorithm created by Bruce Schneier and John Kelsey. We've been working on parallel development for Linux and NT so that the algorithms are matching. The Yarrow 160A algorithm is a variant of Yarrow-160 that has come about from discussions with John Kelsey. We've been in contact with him throughout our development effort.
In any case, this requires use of a hash function (sha1) and a block cipher (3des). We were going to do a replacement of /dev/random (it's nearly finished) but in retrospect, it seemed that I hadn't looked into the current state of incorporating crypto into the kernel. If anyone has any suggestions, comments, questions, please email.
Also, does anyone have any complaints against incorporating a new /dev/random into the kernel?
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