Re: Analysis of /dev/random

Daniel J. Frasnelli (dfrasnel@alphalinux.org)
Thu, 8 Apr 1999 21:45:20 +0000

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> Is there any analysis of /dev/random used by Linux available?

Yeah, linux/drivers/char/random.c and linux/include/linux/random.h.
Seriously, there is a fairly good explanation of the algorithm
under "Theory of operation" in random.c. Of course, you can
always look at the source itself and come up with your own
analysis.

Dan

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