Re: Continuing /dev/random problems with 2.4

Peter Monta
2002-02-01T20:23:56Z

> Anything that is meant to be a server really pretty much needs an
> enthropy generator these days.

Many motherboards have on-board sound. Why not turn the mic
gain all the way up and use the noise---surely there will be
a few bits' worth?

Perhaps there ought to be a way to give bits to the kernel's
/dev/random input hopper from user space.

Cheers,
Peter Monta