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SubjectRe: [RFC][PATCH] Pseudo-random number generator
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On Thursday 07 December 2006 16:19, Jan Glauber wrote:
> Hm, why is /dev/urandom implemented in the kernel?
>
> It could be done completely in user-space (like libica already does)
> but I think having a device node where you can read from is the simplest
> implementation. Also, if we can solve the security flaw we could use it
> as replacement for /dev/urandom.

urandom is more useful, because can't be implemented in user space at
all. /dev/urandom will use the real randomness from the kernel as a seed
without depleting the entropy pool. How does your /dev/prandom device
compare to /dev/urandom performance-wise? If it can be made to use
the same input data and it turns out to be significantly faster, I can
see some use for it.

Arnd <><
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