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INFNOISE(8) System Manager's Manual INFNOISE(8)

NAME

infnoise - Infinite Noise TRNG driver

SYNOPSIS

infnoise --help
infnoise --version
infnoise --list-devices
infnoise [--debug] [--dev-random] [--raw] [--multiplier <value>] [--no-output] [--pidfile <file>] [--daemon] [--serial <serial>]

DESCRIPTION

infnoise provides access to the Infinite Noise True Random Number Generator and allows the data it generates to be fed into the system's random number generator.

infnoise --help shows a short summary of the options.

infnoise --version displays the program's version information.

infnoise --list-devices lists all the supported TRNG devices present on the system.

infnoise reads random data from a TRNG and outputs filtered random data to its standard output. The various options control the program's behaviour.

OPTIONS

--debug
measures the quality of the data obtained from the TRNG. It is typically used with --no-output as a sanity test.
--dev-random
adds the filtered data to the system's entropy pool instead of sending it to its standard output.
--raw
disables output whitening.
--multiplier<value>
writes 256 bits × value for every 512 bits written to the Keccak sponge; the default of 0 means to write all the available entropy, without multiplying it.
--no-output
disables output of random data.
--pidfile<file>
stores the process' identifier in file.
--daemon
starts the program as a daemon.
--serial<serial>
uses the device matching the specified serial.
June 25 2018