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From: Peter Monta <pmonta@pmonta.com>
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Subject: Re: Continuing /dev/random problems with 2.4
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> Anything that is meant to be a server really pretty much needs an
> enthropy generator these days.

Many motherboards have on-board sound.  Why not turn the mic
gain all the way up and use the noise---surely there will be
a few bits' worth?

Perhaps there ought to be a way to give bits to the kernel's
/dev/random input hopper from user space.

Cheers,
Peter Monta
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