I can sit there and watch the entropy hit zero. This is on 2 older, but
not that old, physical boxes (one's a P-4). I did a quick search and
found there may be an issue with the Ubuntu Kernel
(http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=612511&highlight=entropy_avail)
not generating randomness sufficiently fast. At least now I know what
to look for, and if needed I can switch to a different distro. if I can
figure the issue out.
Ames, Phillip wrote:
> Matt is spot on here. These were my thoughts:
>
> * Have you changed the CASCookieEntropy value?
>
> * What is your /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail value (especially
> when seeing this slowdown? Try 'watch -n 0 cat
> /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail')
>
> * Is this being done in an isolated VM? If so, can you try it on a more
> active VM or 'real' machine that has entropy sources?
>
> -Phil
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