Keep entropy pool full

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(21st Apr, 2013 01:44 AM)CurlyMo Wrote:  The extra kernel module is already there and lightweight. The frandom output has been tested and proven ok.

You rock brother.

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(21st Apr, 2013 01:37 AM)JayBlanc Wrote:  The downside is inserting an extra kernel mod and all that implies, and trusting that the frandom pseudo randomness is just as good as urandom. Additionally, /dev/frandom isn't a drop in replacement for /dev/urandom, nothing will actually use it without being rewritten to be aware of it.

Frandom is a suitable replacement for urandom, yes symlinks must be made. You symlink frandom/erandom to urandom/random.