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@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@ haveged (a simple entropy-gathering daemon)
The haveged project is an attempt to provide an easy-to-use, unpredictable
random number generator based upon an adaptation of the HAVEGE algorithm.
-Haveged was created to remedy low-entropy conditions in the Linux random device
-that can occur under some workloads, especially on headless servers.
+Haveged was created to remedy low-entropy conditions in the Linux random
+device that can occur under some workloads, especially on headless servers.
The HAVEGE algorithm is based upon the indirect effects of unrelated hardware
-events on the instruction timing of a calculation that is sensitive to processor
-features such as branch predictors and instruction/data access mechanisms.
+events on the instruction timing of a calculation that is sensitive to
+processor features such as branch predictors and instruction/data access
+mechanisms.
Samples from a high-resolution timer are input into the algorithm to
produce a stream of random data in a collection buffer. The contents of this
-buffer can be fed into the random device or accessed directly through the file
-system. File system access is a useful alternative to those situations where
-use of the random device is either inappropriate or not available.
+buffer can be fed into the random device or accessed directly through the
+file system. File system access is a useful alternative to those situations
+where use of the random device is either inappropriate or not available.
Add the following snippet to your /etc/rc.d/rc.M to start up haveged at boot:
@@ -21,6 +22,6 @@ if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.haveged ]; then
/etc/rc.d/rc.haveged start
fi
-You can see how many bits of entropy are available to the system by reading the
-/proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail file, and check the size of your entropy
-pool at /proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize.
+You can see how many bits of entropy are available to the system by reading
+the /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail file, and check the size of your
+entropy pool at /proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize.