Re:RDRAND on AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is flakey
by CJefferson on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @03:42AM
(#25743994)
When it comes to random seeding, I've always thought the best option would be to use every source available, and hope that at least one is high quality. If we combine:
* RDRAND
* Seed from previous boot
* Jitter
* Result of every sensor (for example temperature) attached to the machine
* Seed from hypervisor (if we are in a VM)
* Time & Date
* Any information about the physical computer we are on (attached hardware)
* RDRAND * Seed from previous boot * Jitter * Result of every sensor (for example temperature) attached to the machine * Seed from hypervisor (if we are in a VM) * Time & Date * Any information about the physical computer we are on (attached hardware)