On Thu, Jul 03, 2008 at 04:19:24PM -0400, Neil Horman wrote:
> This patchset add a pseudo random number generator to the kernel crypto
> library.
> Usefull in assisting with the implementation of various FIPS compliant ipsec
> algorithms. Based on the suggestions provided in ANSI X9.31 Appendix A
On Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 10:44:15AM +0200, Sebastian Siewior wrote:
> * Neil Horman | 2008-07-03 22:10:28 [-0400]:
>
> >On Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 01:36:33AM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> >> Sebastian Siewior <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >> >
> >> > Anything wrong with get_random_bytes()?
> >> > Whats t
* Neil Horman | 2008-07-03 22:10:28 [-0400]:
>On Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 01:36:33AM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
>> Sebastian Siewior <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> >
>> > Anything wrong with get_random_bytes()?
>> > Whats the advantage over get_random_bytes()?
>>
>> get_random_bytes() is not a _pseudo_
On Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 01:36:33AM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> Sebastian Siewior <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > Anything wrong with get_random_bytes()?
> > Whats the advantage over get_random_bytes()?
>
> get_random_bytes() is not a _pseudo_ random number generator,
> it doesn't have a seed an
Sebastian Siewior <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Anything wrong with get_random_bytes()?
> Whats the advantage over get_random_bytes()?
get_random_bytes() is not a _pseudo_ random number generator,
it doesn't have a seed and you cannot get repeatable sequences
out of it.
random32.c is though, bu
* Neil Horman | 2008-07-03 16:19:24 [-0400]:
>This patchset add a pseudo random number generator to the kernel crypto
>library.
>Usefull in assisting with the implementation of various FIPS compliant ipsec
>algorithms. Based on the suggestions provided in ANSI X9.31 Appendix A.2.4.
>Tested succe
