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Keep entropy pool full
21st Apr, 2013, 12:11 AM
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Re: RE: Keep entropy pool full
(20th Apr, 2013 10:07 PM)JayBlanc Wrote:  frandom appears to require installing a kernel mod and a lightweight management daemon, so I'm not sure if that's any gain over using a lightweight management daemon to refill the entropy pool.

It does require a kernel module. The gain is it's 10x faster than urandom at generation.

You can read more about the Android implementation here ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113150
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Here is a little frandom vs urandom test (frandom is about 10x faster):


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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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