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random.7: wfix
Reported-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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The kernel collects bits of entropy from the environment.
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The kernel collects bits of entropy from the environment.
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When a sufficient number of random bits has been collected, the
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When a sufficient number of random bits has been collected, the
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entropy pool is considered to be initialized.
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entropy pool is considered to be initialized.
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.SS Choice of random device
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.SS Choice of random source
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Unless you are doing long-term key generation (and most likely not even
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Unless you are doing long-term key generation (and most likely not even
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then), you probably shouldn't be using the
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then), you probably shouldn't be using the
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.IR /dev/random
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.IR /dev/random
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