2010/8/22 Thomas Cameron <thomas.cameron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
