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soundarana
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Does Linux use the RNG inside Intel/AMD CPUs?
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goalieca
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The RDRAND instruction usage is configurable
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/...
edit:
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/55cb5f43689d7a9ea5bf3...
oittaa
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If I remember correctly, the TLDR is that RDRAND output is mixed with other "standard" entropy sources and basically making getrandom() non-blocking immediately.
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