From: Stephan Mueller Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ath9k: disable RNG by default Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 09:27:06 +0200 Message-ID: <4321952.1nMxxDi7Wz@positron.chronox.de> References: <1470726147-30095-1-git-send-email-miaoqing@codeaurora.org> <1526134.1iUazSISyZ@positron.chronox.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Cc: Herbert Xu , Matt Mackall , "miaoqing-sgV2jX0FEOL9JmXXK+q4OQ@public.gmane.org" , "Valo, Kalle" , "linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org" , ath9k-devel , "linux-crypto-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org" , "jason-NLaQJdtUoK4Be96aLqz0jA@public.gmane.org" , "Sepehrdad, Pouyan" To: "Pan, Miaoqing" Return-path: In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-wireless-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-crypto.vger.kernel.org Am Mittwoch, 10. August 2016, 07:15:49 CEST schrieb Pan, Miaoqing: Hi Miaoqing, > Hi Stephan, > > NIST SP 800-22-rev1a and NIST SP 800-90B are used together to evaluate the > amount of min entropy the source provides, and not to decide if the source > has passed the tests or failed. See > > https://github.com/usnistgov/SP800-90B_EntropyAssessment > > The goal is often to make sure the input entropy is more than the entropy we > expect from the output. You are correct on the SP800-90B tests (hence I did not refer to them for the binary decision). Yet, SP800-22 with the associated tool delivers a binary decision. Ciao Stephan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html