2010/8/22 Thomas Cameron <thomas.cameron(a)camerontech.com>:
On 08/21/2010 10:46 PM, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote:
>
> Is there an approved way to increase the speed at which the random pool
> for /dev/random fills up? I'm playig with dnssec and getnerating 2k rsa
> keys is taking up to 3 hours. I've been googling a bit and Intel x86_64
> machines seem to have random number hardware built in (perhaps also
> AMD???) Is there a way to funnel this into the entropy pool?
move your mouse e.g. or cause system activity.
/dev/urandom is a lot faster.
it shouldnt be used for anything security relevant like using keys though.
kind regards rudolf kastl
--
users mailing list
users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
To unsubscribe or change subscription options:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users
Guidelines:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines