Hi, I've done a performance test to answer the following questions: - Is randomsound faster than haveged or vice versa? - Do they block each other or result in even more entropy available?
All tests have been done in Virtual Box. Every 1.0s: cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail watch -n 1 cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail no package installed ~130 and ~180 rng-tools in VM without rng hardware no effect ekeyd in VM without entropykey no effect randomsound only ~130 and ~3800 haveged only ~1100 and ~4000 randomsound and haveged ~1100 and ~4000 (~ is defined as, for exmaple ~1100 could be up to 1199.) Off topic: http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Generating_better_random_numbers#Dieharder is an excellent source for information about entropy in general. I am conducting some entropy quality tests and will share the results soon. Cheers, adrelanos _______________________________________________ tails-dev mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev
