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.\" $NetBSD: fwhrng.4,v 1.1 2010/07/29 18:25:19 jruoho Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 2010 Jukka Ruohonen <jruohonen@iki.fi>
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.\" are met:
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.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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.\" 2. Neither the name of the author nor the names of any
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.\" contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
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.\" from this software without specific prior written permission.
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.\"
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.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS
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.\" ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
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.\" TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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.\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS
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.\" BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
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.\" CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
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.\" SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
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.\" INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
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.\" CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
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.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
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.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\"
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.Dd July 29, 2010
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.Dt FWHRNG 4
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm fwhrng
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.Nd Intel Firmware Hub Random Number Generator
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Cd "fwhrng* at ichlpcib?"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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driver provides support for hardware Random Number Generator
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.Pq Tn RNG
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available on some Intel Firmware Hubs
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.Pq Tn FWHs .
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The
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.Nm
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driver accesses the
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.Tn RNG
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through an
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.Tn I/O
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controller hub
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.Pq Tn ICH .
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr ichlpcib 4 ,
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.Xr rnd 4
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.Rs
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.%A Intel Corporation
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.%T Intel 82802AB/82802AC Firmware Hub (FWH)
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.%D November, 2000
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.%U http://download.intel.com/design/chipsets/datashts/29065804.pdf
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.Re
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.Sh CAVEATS
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The entropy source is not tested for randomness.
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