Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 09:08:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Dufault <dufault@hda.com> To: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: randomdev entropy gathering is really weak Message-ID: <200007191308.JAA98111@hda.hda.com> In-Reply-To: <10396.963936343@critter.freebsd.dk> from Poul-Henning Kamp at "Jul 18, 2000 06:05:43 pm"
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> The reason why ntp is interesting is that we compare the received data > with our unpredictable local clock. It is the result of this comparison > which is good entropy bits. Is the resolution of thermal sensors on many new motherboards and CPU high enough to get thermal randomness? Peter -- Peter Dufault (dufault@hda.com) Realtime development, Machine control, HD Associates, Inc. Fail-Safe systems, Agency approval To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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