3 ms·/dev/random seeding on bootup from NIST will be implemented in systemd in 3..2..1..by rini17 9y ago/dev/random seeding on bootup from NIST will be implemented in systemd in 3..2..1..zakk 9y ago...and probably the computer will hang for ten minutes if the NIST server is not reachable...vesinisa 9y agoThat would be a terrible idea. Seeding a (C)PRNG from a publicly known value is one of the worst ways to shoot yourself in the foot.zeveb 9y agoI'm pretty sure that's the joke.