Rules Related To 'rng-tools'

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Install rng-tools Package

package_rng-tools_installed

Description

The rng-tools package can be installed with the following command: 

$ apt-get install rng-tools

Rationale

rng-tools provides hardware random number generator tools, such as those used in the formation of x509/PKI certificates.

Enable the Hardware RNG Entropy Gatherer Service

service_rngd_enabled

Description

The Hardware RNG Entropy Gatherer service should be enabled. The rngd service can be enabled with the following command: 

$ sudo systemctl enable rngd.service

Rationale

The rngd service feeds random data from hardware device to kernel random device.