/dev/random does not blocks anymore in RHEL 9

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Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. What are the changes in RHEL 9?
  3. Reference

Introduction

The ability to generate random numbers (also known as entropy) is an essential element of cryptography and system security.

The /dev/random

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