#8089 NORM 8.2.0 (: /dev/hwrng isn't random.

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#8089: /dev/hwrng isn't random.
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   Reporter:  cscott     |       Owner:  dilinger            
       Type:  defect     |      Status:  new                 
   Priority:  normal     |   Milestone:  8.2.0 (was Update.2)
  Component:  kernel     |     Version:  not specified       
 Resolution:             |    Keywords:  blocks?:8.2.0       
Next_action:  never set  |    Verified:  0                   
  Blockedby:             |    Blocking:  8024                
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Comment(by thomaswamm):

 Replying to [comment:1 cjb]:
 > > On joyride-2301, 'head -c 100 /dev/hwrng' returns entirely 0xFF bytes.
 This is not random!
 >
 > Prove it.  :)


 Copied/pasted from Terminal:

  Hello, children of the world!     //_=_=_\\   Olá, crianças do mundo!

 [olpc at xo-0D-54-FD ~]$ sudo hexdump /dev/hwrng[[BR]]

 0000000 ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff[[BR]]

 *
 ^C[olpc at xo-0D-54-FD ~]$ [[BR]]



 So, I also got just FF's, and only 16 bytes worth.  If this is random, I'm
 gonna buy a lottery ticket.

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