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| author | Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> | 2018-07-17 18:24:27 -0400 |
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| committer | Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> | 2018-07-24 15:43:24 -0400 |
| commit | 39a8883a2b989d1d21bd8dd99f5557f0c5e89694 (patch) | |
| tree | 9e86c920e258b8ca73ffa3955cd82c6c1ee84cea /LICENSES/other | |
| parent | 3672476edaa0660eb833f54fa9edeb505417b75c (diff) | |
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random: add a config option to trust the CPU's hwrng
This gives the user building their own kernel (or a Linux
distribution) the option of deciding whether or not to trust the CPU's
hardware random number generator (e.g., RDRAND for x86 CPU's) as being
correctly implemented and not having a back door introduced (perhaps
courtesy of a Nation State's law enforcement or intelligence
agencies).
This will prevent getrandom(2) from blocking, if there is a
willingness to trust the CPU manufacturer.
Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
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