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Documentation and Analysis of the Linux Random Number Generator - Version 5.6

Date 30.10.2023

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 theestimation of the entropy of the raw data that is provided to the Linux-RNG by the noise sources. The goalof the assessment is to determine whether the Linux-RNG is able to provide 100 bits, the threshold definedby [TR021021], of entropy early after a system boot.