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Keep entropy pool full
20th Apr, 2013, 04:19 AM
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Keep entropy pool full
Because most xbian users won't be using a keyboard or usb mouse, the /dev/random entropy pool can become very shallow very quickly. This is used by a lot of things, mainly crypto related, but also a lot of network management related to packet transmission timing.

This can be fixed really easily, by installing a low weight extra system service that gathers extra entropy data from unpredictable system events.

Terminal
sudo apt-get install haveged

And the entropy pool will be kept full with more entropy gathering.
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Keep entropy pool full - JayBlanc - 20th Apr, 2013 04:19 AM
Keep entropy pool full - Koenkk - 20th Apr, 2013, 05:45 AM
RE: Keep entropy pool full - CurlyMo - 20th Apr, 2013, 06:52 AM
RE: Keep entropy pool full - JayBlanc - 20th Apr, 2013, 07:09 AM
Re: Keep entropy pool full - f1vefour - 20th Apr, 2013, 04:01 PM
RE: Keep entropy pool full - JayBlanc - 20th Apr, 2013, 10:07 PM
Re: RE: Keep entropy pool full - f1vefour - 21st Apr, 2013, 12:11 AM
RE: Keep entropy pool full - JayBlanc - 21st Apr, 2013, 12:52 AM
RE: Keep entropy pool full - CurlyMo - 21st Apr, 2013, 12:30 AM
RE: Keep entropy pool full - CurlyMo - 21st Apr, 2013, 12:55 AM
RE: Keep entropy pool full - JayBlanc - 21st Apr, 2013, 01:37 AM
RE: Keep entropy pool full - CurlyMo - 21st Apr, 2013, 01:44 AM
RE: Keep entropy pool full - JayBlanc - 21st Apr, 2013, 01:52 AM
RE: Keep entropy pool full - CurlyMo - 21st Apr, 2013, 02:10 AM
Re: RE: Keep entropy pool full - f1vefour - 21st Apr, 2013, 03:59 AM
RE: Keep entropy pool full - CurlyMo - 21st Apr, 2013, 04:22 AM

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