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How do those Entropy Keys work? What sort of environmental random data does it rely on for creating random bits?
by malandrew 13y ago
How do those Entropy Keys work? What sort of environmental random data does it rely on for creating random bits?
- wiml 13y agoThermal noise of various kinds, usually. (Edit: that is, the noise introduced in a circuit by the fact that it's not at absolute zero, e.g. Johnson noise. Not just gathering entropy from a temperature sensor reading or something like that.)