Re: [PROPOSAL/PATCH 2] Fortuna PRNG in /dev/random

From: Jan-Benedict Glaw (jbglaw_at_lug-owl.de)
Date: 09/30/04

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To: Jean-Luc Cooke <jlcooke@certainkey.com>

    On Thu, 2004-09-30 00:23:03 -0400, Jean-Luc Cooke <jlcooke@certainkey.com>
    wrote in message <20040930042303.GS16057@certainkey.com>:
    > --- linux-2.6.8.1/crypto/Kconfig 2004-08-14 06:56:22.000000000 -0400
    > +++ linux-2.6.8.1-rand2/crypto/Kconfig 2004-09-28 23:30:04.000000000 -0400
    > @@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
    > help
    > This option provides the core Cryptographic API.
    >
    > +config CRYPTO_RANDOM_FORTUNA
    > + bool "The Fortuna RNG"
    > + help
    > + Replaces the legacy Linux RNG with one using the crypto API
    > + and Fortuna by Ferguson and Schneier. Entropy estimation, and
    > + a throttled /dev/random remain. Improvements include faster
    > + /dev/urandom output and event input mixing.
    > + Note: Requires AES and SHA256 to be built-in.
    > +
    > config CRYPTO_HMAC
    > bool "HMAC support"

    Instead of mentioning AES and SHA256 being required built-in, why not
    just "select" them?

    MfG, JBG 

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