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| author | Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> | 2018-10-10 23:00:38 +0200 |
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| committer | Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> | 2018-10-10 23:49:13 +0200 |
| commit | b71a34887bc21d84e0f6d44d3bb765f3ad50eeb9 (patch) | |
| tree | 141899e8fd4e3b549e94cef716728a0a5ca0ec3f /gnu/packages/linux.scm | |
| parent | 893c340c3af3fb1426d11f7a9f613f9837054ac5 (diff) | |
gnu: haveged: Mark up description.
* gnu/packages/linux.scm (haveged)[description]: Use @dfn{} and
split into two paragraphs.
Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/packages/linux.scm')
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/packages/linux.scm | 7 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm index c6c5a585e1..b7457a4687 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm @@ -3755,11 +3755,12 @@ such as frequency and voltage scaling.") Linux's @file{/dev/random} and @file{/dev/urandom} devices. The kernel's standard mechanisms for filling the entropy pool may not be sufficient for systems with high needs or limited user interaction, such as headless servers. + @command{haveged} runs as a privileged daemon, harvesting randomness from the indirect effects of hardware events on hidden processor state using the HArdware -Volatile Entropy Gathering and Expansion (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.") +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.") (license (list (license:non-copyleft "file://nist/mconf.h") (license:non-copyleft "file://nist/packtest.c") license:public-domain ; nist/dfft.c |