[EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Wagner) writes: > Well, if you want to talk about really high-value keys like the scenarios > you mention, you probably shouldn't be using /dev/random, either; you > should be using a hardware security module with a built-in FIPS certified > hardware random number source.
Is there such a thing? "Annex C: Approved Random Number Generators for FIPS PUB 140-2, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules", or at least the version of it I was able to find with Google in a few seconds, simply states: There are no FIPS Approved nondeterministic random number generators. -- "Welcome to the Slippery Slope. Here is your handbasket. Say, can you work 70 hours this week?" --Ron Mansolino - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/