| Date | Wed, 9 Feb 2022 09:30:22 +0100 | From | Dominik Brodowski <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2 8/9] random: use hash function for crng_slow_load() |
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Am Wed, Feb 09, 2022 at 02:19:18AM +0100 schrieb Jason A. Donenfeld: > Since we have a hash function that's really fast, and the goal of > crng_slow_load() is reportedly to "touch all of the crng's state", we > can just hash the old state together with the new state and call it a > day. This way we dont need to reason about another LFSR or worry about > various attacks there. This code is only ever used at early boot and > then never again.
Reviewed-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net>
Thanks, Dominik
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