Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Steve Kostecke <[email protected]>
* Package name : haveged Version : 0.9 Upstream Author : Gary Wuertz <[email protected]> * URL : http://www.issihosts.com/haveged * License : GPL Programming Lang: C Description : A Linux entropy source using the HAVEGE algorithm Linux provides device interfaces (/dev/random and /dev/urandom) to a pool of random numbers collected from system interrupt service routines. On some systems, especially on those systems with high needs or limited user interaction, the standard collection mechanism cannot meet demand. The haveged daemon was created to supplement the default harvesting mechanism in those circumstances to maintain a minimum supply of random numbers available at all times. The HAVEGE algorithm uses the indirect effects of unrelated hardware events on instruction timing to create the data added to the random pool. The effects are measured by reading the processor time-stamp counter into an array and performing a calculation heavily dependent upon processor features such as branch predictors and data access mechanisms. -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0.3 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
