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Why are the man pages not so clear?
by duaneb 11y ago
Why are the man pages not so clear?
- ryuuchin 11y agoI'm not sure. I think part of the problem is that Linux still uses entropy estimation. This is also one of the issues I have with the proposed replacement[1][2] for Linux's current CSPRNG implementation since it still retains entropy estimations. [1] https://lwn.net/Articles/684568/ https://lwn.net/Articles/684568/ [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11561340 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11561340 (HN thread for [1])
- disposeofnick9 11y agoBtw Linux / Fortuna http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0504.1/1964.html http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0504.1/1964.html