From 4a147986a0839103a9c5bf1b5b74047c7d398349 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:19:13 +0200 Subject: gnu: haveged: Teach the controversy. * gnu/packages/linux.scm (haveged)[description]: Suggest adding additional entropy sources. --- gnu/packages/linux.scm | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm index 7aaa7fb644..79a1b0b46a 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm @@ -3760,7 +3760,11 @@ (define-public haveged indirect effects of hardware events on hidden processor state using the HArdware Volatile Entropy Gathering and Expansion (@dfn{HAVEGE}) algorithm. It tunes itself to its environment and provides the same built-in test suite for the -output stream as used on certified hardware security devices.") +output stream as used on certified hardware security devices. + +The quality of the randomness produced by this algorithm has not been proven. +It is recommended to run it together with another entropy source like rngd, and +not as a replacement for it.") (license (list (license:non-copyleft "file://nist/mconf.h") (license:non-copyleft "file://nist/packtest.c") license:public-domain ; nist/dfft.c -- cgit v1.2.3