On Fri, 2016-11-11 at 13:08 +0100, Laurent Georget wrote:
> +.I /dev/urandom
> +T} T{
> +Cryptographically-secure Random Number Generator (CRNG) output
> +T} T{
> +Does not block once the CRNG is ready
> +T} T{
> +Returns output from uninitialized CRNG (possibly low entropy and not
> suitable for cryptography)
I'd make that specific, and mention early boot explicitly, otherwise it
implies that this always returns from an uninitialized CRNG. This is a
limitation that applies only for applications started on early boot;
for the majority of applications this is not applicable.
regards,
Nikos
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