diff --git a/man4/random.4 b/man4/random.4 index 9ba5bc706..cb4d88937 100644 --- a/man4/random.4 +++ b/man4/random.4 @@ -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"