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Date:      Mon, 27 Nov 2000 10:16:17 +0200
From:      Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
To:        David Malone <dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie>
Cc:        Andrew Kenneth Milton <akm@mail.theinternet.com.au>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Syscons flag to turn off random_harvest in scmouse? 
Message-ID:  <200011270616.eAR6GKe03476@gratis.grondar.za>
In-Reply-To: <20001126231719.A32978@walton.maths.tcd.ie> ; from David Malone <dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie>  "Sun, 26 Nov 2000 23:17:19 GMT."
References:  <20001126231719.A32978@walton.maths.tcd.ie> 

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> I think the yarrow stuff is probably somewhat more roubust than
> requiring the mouse - as long as there is some source of entropy.
> What other sources does the random device currently use?

Currently - keyboard and mouse.

RSN, also interrupts and network activity.

M
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