Re: [PROPOSAL/PATCH 2] Fortuna PRNG in /dev/random

Jan-Benedict Glaw
2004-09-30T10:46:15Z

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On Thu, 2004-09-30 00:23:03 -0400, Jean-Luc Cooke <jlcooke@certainkey.com>
wrote in message <20040930042303.GS16057@certainkey.com>:
> --- linux-2.6.8.1/crypto/Kconfig 2004-08-14 06:56:22.000000000 -0400
> +++ linux-2.6.8.1-rand2/crypto/Kconfig 2004-09-28 23:30:04.000000000 -0400
> @@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
> help
> This option provides the core Cryptographic API.
>
> +config CRYPTO_RANDOM_FORTUNA
> + bool "The Fortuna RNG"
> + help
> + Replaces the legacy Linux RNG with one using the crypto API
> + and Fortuna by Ferguson and Schneier. Entropy estimation, and
> + a throttled /dev/random remain. Improvements include faster
> + /dev/urandom output and event input mixing.
> + Note: Requires AES and SHA256 to be built-in.
> +
> config CRYPTO_HMAC
> bool "HMAC support"

Instead of mentioning AES and SHA256 being required built-in, why not
just "select" them?

MfG, JBG

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