Available entropy on CoreOS nodes builds up slowly

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

An application frequently generates random strings using /dev/random. If tested on a developers machine everything works fine but there are performance issues when running inside OCP.

Environment

  • OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) 4.x
  • Red Hat CoreOS (RHCOS) 4.x

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