Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sat, 27 Nov 2004 20:24:14 +0100 (MET) | | From | Jan Engelhardt <> | | Subject | Re: no entropy and no output at /dev/random (quick question) |
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>Is this a normal behaviour?, or, I think i've readed this somewhere,
Yes, standard behavior. Programs using /dev/random even request you to hit a few keys or move the mouse.
>it's encouraged to use /dev/urandom instead of /dev/random?
Yes, because 'random' might run out of entropy.
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