Re:Myths about /dev/urandom (2014)
by matt_wulfeck on Thursday January 05, 2017 @09:33PM
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I'm not sure I'd say it's better or worse. I think it's unnecessary. You only need like ~16 bytes of a random seed and your CSPRNG will run forever with unlimited unpredictable stream of bits.
Intels instructions perform the same as a HWRNG only it's built in to every chipset >= Ivy bridge. I actually think Linux's rng-tools incorporates it as a mix automatically.
Intels instructions perform the same as a HWRNG only it's built in to every chipset >= Ivy bridge. I actually think Linux's rng-tools incorporates it as a mix automatically.