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Pakket: rng-tools (2-unofficial-mt.12-1)

Daemon to use a Hardware TRNG

The rngd daemon acts as a bridge between a Hardware TRNG (true random number generator) such as the ones in some Intel/AMD/VIA chipsets, and the kernel's PRNG (pseudo-random number generator).

It tests the data received from the TRNG using the FIPS 140-2 (2002-10-10) tests to verify that it is indeed random, and feeds the random data to the kernel entropy pool.

This increases the bandwidth of the /dev/random device, from a source that does not depend on outside activity. It may also improve the quality (entropy) of the randomness of /dev/random.

A TRNG kernel module such as hw_random, or some other source of true entropy that is accessible as a device or fifo, is required to use this package.

This is an unofficial version of rng-tools which has been extensively modified to add multithreading and a lot of new functionality.

Tags: User Interface: Achtergronddienst (daemon), Networking: Server, Role: Program

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  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.5) [avr32]
    GNU C Bibliotheek: Gedeelde bibliotheken
    Ook een virtueel pakket geboden door: libc6-udeb
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.5-5) [m68k]
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.7-1) [niet alpha, avr32, ia64, m68k]
  • dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.7-1) [alpha, ia64]
    GNU C Bibliotheek: Gedeelde bibliotheken
    Ook een virtueel pakket geboden door: libc6.1-udeb
  • dep: makedev (>= 2.3.1-77)
    creates device files in /dev
    Ook een virtueel pakket geboden door: hurd
    of udev (>= 0.053)
    /dev/ and hotplug management daemon

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Pakket downloaden voor alle beschikbare platforms
Platform Pakketgrootte Geïnstalleerde grootte Bestanden
alpha 44,4 kB216 kB [overzicht]
amd64 42,0 kB208 kB [overzicht]
armel 47,3 kB204 kB [overzicht]
avr32 (unofficial port) 42,4 kB204 kB [overzicht]
hppa 48,4 kB204 kB [overzicht]
i386 45,2 kB204 kB [overzicht]
ia64 53,9 kB244 kB [overzicht]
m68k (unofficial port) 39,6 kB196 kB [overzicht]
mips 44,3 kB216 kB [overzicht]
mipsel 46,3 kB216 kB [overzicht]
powerpc 43,9 kB204 kB [overzicht]
s390 43,2 kB204 kB [overzicht]
sparc 41,7 kB200 kB [overzicht]