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random.4: Add reference to new random(7) page 

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2016-11-11 22:27:05 +01:00
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@ -145,9 +145,6 @@ may block, users will usually want to open it in nonblocking mode
(or perform a read with timeout),
and provide some sort of user notification if the desired
entropy is not immediately available.
For further recommendations on the use of these devices, see
.BR getrandom (2).
.\"
.SS Configuration
If your system does not have
@ -314,6 +311,10 @@ which gets added to the entropy pool.
.BR RNDZAPENTCNT ", " RNDCLEARPOOL
Zero the entropy count of all pools and add some system data (such as
wall clock) to the pools.
.SH NOTES
For an overview and comparison of the various interfaces that
can be used to obtain randomness, see
.BR random (7).
.SH BUGS
During early boot time, reads from
.I /dev/urandom
@ -327,6 +328,7 @@ may return data prior to the entropy pool being initialized.
.\" Theodore Ts'o (tytso@athena.mit.edu).
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR mknod (1),
.BR getrandom (2)
.BR getrandom (2),
.BR random (7)
RFC\ 1750, "Randomness Recommendations for Security"