linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] random: addu a config option to trust the CPU's hwrng

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Date:   Thu, 19 Jul 2018 22:17:03 +0200
From:   Yann Droneaud <ydroneaud@...eya.com>
To:     "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
        Sandy Harris <sandyinchina@...il.com>
Cc:     Linux Crypto Mailing List <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Developers List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        labbott@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] random: addu a config option to trust the CPU's hwrng

Hi,

Le mercredi 18 juillet 2018 à 13:36 -0400, Theodore Y. Ts'o a écrit :

> For those people who are super paranoid and want a "true random
> number generator" (and the meaning of that is hazy) because a
> CRNG is Not Enough, my recommendation these days is that they get
> something like an open hardware RNG solution, such as ChaosKey from
> Altus Metrum[1].
> 
> [1] https://altusmetrum.org/ChaosKey/
> 

I could suggest "Infinite Noise" [1] keys which are also open hardware.
They use a different design, based on "modular multiplication" which
should be immune to most RF noise, 

The original model is currently sold out[2] but a fork exists[3].

One can also have a look at OneRNG [4][5] which uses a more usual
design but adds a nice EMI shield protection.

[1] https://github.com/waywardgeek/infnoise
[2] https://www.tindie.com/products/WaywardGeek/infinite-noise-true-random-number-generator/
[3] https://www.tindie.com/products/manueldomke/infinite-noise-trng-true-random-number-generator/
[4] http://onerng.info/
[5] http://moonbaseotago.com/onerng/

Regards.

-- 
Yann Droneaud
OPTEYA