Using the Random Number Generator daemon to increase system entropy
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Introduction
The ability to generate random numbers (also known as entropy) is an essential element of cryptography and system security.
The kernel shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 has the ability to generate random numbers and data, but you may find the default amount of entropy provided is not sufficient for the requirements of some applications.
To increase ent...
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