Re: [PATCH] let Net Devices feed Entropy, updated (1/2)

Oliver Xymoron (oxymoron@waste.org)
Sat, 18 Aug 2001 18:41:30 -0500 (CDT)


On 18 Aug 2001, Robert Love wrote:

> obviously some people fear NICs feeding entropy provides a hazard. for
> those who dont, or are increadibly low on entropy, enable the
> configuration option.

Why don't those who aren't worried about whether they _really_ have enough
entropy simply use /dev/urandom?

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