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[Discuss] How do I add entropy?
- Subject: [Discuss] How do I add entropy?
- From: bill.n1vux at gmail.com (Bill Ricker)
- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 16:17:36 -0400
- In-reply-to: <2091574.2kyEmHr34c@thinkpad>
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On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 4:00 PM, Bill Horne <bill at horne.net> wrote: > 2. Does "doing other things" on the system contribute to the entropy pool? In > other words, does Linux acquire randomness by monitoring the time between > keystrokes or mouse movements or similar "normal" events? Yes. Noise-bits from timing of Mouse, keyboard, and disk access are likely all to be harvested. -- Bill Ricker bill.n1vux at gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/n1vux
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