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To: Linux Crypto Mailing List , "Jason A. Donenfeld" , "Ted Ts'o" Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on lindbergh.monkeyblade.net Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org NIST have a project called Entropy as a Service; the main goal seems to be to provide adequate entropy even on IoT devices which may have various limitations. https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/entropy-as-a-service I have not yet looked at all the details but -- since Linux runs on many IoT devices and on some of them random(4) encounters difficulties -- I wonder to what extent this might be relevant for Linux.