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SubjectRe: random(4) driver questions
On Tue, 28 Jun 2011, Sandy Harris wrote:
> Johann Meier <recv@containermaster-cmp.de> wrote:
> > If you don't have a hardware rnd, you can use an entropy daemon like
> > haveged (http://www.issihosts.com/haveged/)
>
> Yes, and there are several other alternatives. Someone suggested a

The best of which is probably to _get_ a TRNG device.

I can recommend this excellent and inexpensive (< £40) one:
http://www.entropykey.co.uk/

It will do ~32kbit/s (well, at least that's what mine is doing right now).
It is designed for Linux and also for safe use and safe distribution of
entropy. It is a small USB device, and uses the USB cdc_acm driver to talk
to a FLOSS userspace application (MIT license).

As any USB device, it is _not_ going to be capable of providing entropy to
the kernel boot process or to very early userspace.

PS: I am in no way affiliated with Simtec electronics, I am just one of
their happy customers.

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