Thread (6 messages) 6 messages, 3 authors, 2015-09-09

USB HID devices not linked to RNG

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From: Stephan Mueller <hidden>
Date: 2015-09-07 00:10:16
Also in: linux-crypto

Hi,

While analyzing the entropy sources for the random number generator in 
drivers/char/random.c, I saw that a USB mouse and a USB keyboard does trigger 
the add_input_randomness function to be triggered.

Is that intended? 

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Ciao
Stephan
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