Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 18 Aug 2002 11:48:58 +0200 | From | Ralf Baechle <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] (0/4) Entropy accounting fixes |
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On Sun, Aug 18, 2002 at 09:31:41AM +0200, Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> dean gaudet <dean-list-linux-kernel@arctic.org> wrote: > > many southbridges come with audio these days ... isn't it possible to get > > randomness off the adc even without anything connected to it? > > they also come with RNGs.
I know of one soundcard RND that is simply implemented as a small mask programmed ROM full of random numbers. That's good enough for audio purposes but doesn't even qualify for /dev/urandom's use ...
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