On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 10:35 AM, George Lee <geo...@cmtytech.org> wrote:
> Hello, > > I'm interested in seeing if rather than relying on the built-in software > to generate randomness when creating a PGP key, if it is possible to > configure GnuPG to use a manually entered random seed. That way I could > generate a seed using coins, dice, my magic cauldron, etc. > > Is this possible to do? How much entropy in a seed would I need? > > I also imagine that folks might say the software is very good at > generating random numbers. Feel free to share more details why, e.g. how > many bits of entropy are provided and how to make sure they're truly > random. But it would still be helpful to know if the above customization is > possible. > > Thank you! > > - George > > would it not be more reliable and simpler to use a HWRNG to generate entropy? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_hardware_random_number_generators has a list of commercially available generators, and i know i have seen at least 2 homebrew designs that had source and HW schematics released. > _______________________________________________ > Gnupg-users mailing list > Gnupg-users@gnupg.org > http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users > >
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