Re: Yet another updated entropy patch

[olafBuddenhagen]

Hi,

On Mon, Jul 23, 2007 at 08:39:55AM +0200, Marcus Brinkmann wrote:

> It could be different if we had a good single entropy source in every
> computer.  Unfortunately, entropy devices are a rarity.

That's not true. Intel introduced hardware random number generators in
their chipsets like ten years ago. (At least one competitor followed
suit somewhat later; don't know if all did.) So unless they gave up on
it again later, which I doubt, a vast majority of PCs running today
actually do have a high quality random device.

-antrik-