linux-kernel - Re: Entropy Pool Contents

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Message-ID:  <mj+md-20061128.210510.8000.atrey@ucw.cz>
Date:	Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:05:33 +0100
From:	Martin Mares <mj@....cz>
To:	Phillip Susi <psusi@....rr.com>
Cc:	David Wagner <daw-usenet@...erner.cs.berkeley.edu>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Entropy Pool Contents

Hello!

> That is exactly my point.  Since you can not tell how much randomness is 
> in the data you provide, you can not tell the kernel how much to add to 
> its entropy estimate.  Instead it just has to estimate based on the 
> amount of data you provide.

No, the only safe thing the kernel can do is to add NO entropy,
unless explicitly told otherwise.

				Have a nice fortnight
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Martin `MJ' Mares   <mj@....cz>   http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/
Faculty of Math and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Rep., Earth
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." -- E. Burke
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