Check out /etc/rc, and look for random_seed() and writes into /dev/arandom
On 2013 Nov 18 (Mon) at 19:23:55 +0000 (+0000), Hendrickson, Kenneth wrote: :Use Case : :I have several headless computers. Their only source of randomness is from the network. I also have a hardware true random number generator on another computer. I would like the headless computers to be able to access truly random numbers from a server - at the kernel level. : :I would like a standard, built into the OS, so I get this improved source of randomness right from the very first install. : :I want the random numbers encrypted as they transit the network. Ssh already does this. : :Possible Solutions: : :1 Spawn a userland program or script which uses ssh, obtains the random numbers, and then calls add_true_randomness(). : :2 Configure the kernel with the IP address of the server, and an account name, and the kernel can obtain truly random numbers whenever it wants. : :What is the best way to achieve my goal? : :Thanks, :Ken Hendrickson : : -- Advice to young men: Be ascetic, and if you can't be ascetic, then at least be aseptic.
