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Author SHA1 Message Date
Gregory Nutt
0ded0f5866 Update README and comments 2017-03-30 08:43:07 -06:00
Jussi Kivilinna
dffb8a67e3 Add entropy pool and strong random number generator
Entropy pool gathers environmental noise from device drivers, user-space, etc., and returns good random numbers, suitable for cryptographic use. Based on entropy pool design from *BSDs and uses BLAKE2Xs algorithm for CSPRNG output.

Patch also adds /dev/urandom support for using entropy pool RNG and new 'getrandom' system call for getting randomness without file-descriptor usage (thus avoiding file-descriptor exhaustion attacks). The 'getrandom' interface is similar as 'getentropy' and 'getrandom' available on OpenBSD and Linux respectively.
2017-03-30 07:38:37 -06:00