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Device interrupts will feed the generator so that the output from the CSPRNG is indistinguishable from random. There's lots of stuff happening on a network tha
by matt_wulfeck 10y ago
Device interrupts will feed the generator so that the output from the CSPRNG is indistinguishable from random.
There's lots of stuff happening on a network that's impossible to guess and replay. This is also called noise.
Keep in mind that the CSPRNG generator only needs a random seed, then it can produce psuedo random numbers all day long. Linux will continue to reseed as more interrupts occur.
Linux will also save a 512 byte file on shutdown and seed the generator with it on the next boot up, so you immediately enter into a safe/random state.
- vram22 10y agoThanks for all the answers.