Subject: Re: CVS commit: syssrc
To: Michael Graff <explorer@flame.org>
From: None <itojun@iijlab.net>
List: source-changes
Date: 10/16/2000 10:20:31
>This should be integrated into rnd(4) somehow...
>Perhaps a list of high-quality random sources with a method to reseed
>from them in some way?

	7751 is not a random-number generator device, but a encryption/
	decryption device.
	i don't know if we can use crypto output as the random number source -
	crypto output is controlled by inputs (plaintext and a key), and
	output is deterministic value given some specific plaintext and a key.

	(some other HiFn chips, like 7951, seem to have random number generator,
	and in that case, i agree they could be used as random number source -
	if you trust HiFn enough)

itojun