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Documentation and Analysis of the Linux Random Number Generator - Last updated: April 2020

date 14.04.2020

Cover Documentation and Analysis of the Linux Random Number Generator

One focal point of this study in addition to the assessment of the algorithmic part of the Linux-RNG is the estimation of the entropy of the raw data that is provided to the Linux-RNG by the noise sources. The goal of the assessment is to determine whether the Linux-RNG is able to provide 100 bits, the threshold defined by [TR021021], of entropy early after a system boot.