95 lines
3.0 KiB
Groff
95 lines
3.0 KiB
Groff
.\" $NetBSD: rndctl.8,v 1.3 1997/11/04 05:47:24 explorer Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 1997 Michael Graff
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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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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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.\" 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
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.\" derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
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.\"
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.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
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.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
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.\" OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
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.\" INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
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.\" BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
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.\" LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\"
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.Dd October 12, 1997
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.Dt RNDCTL 8
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.Os NetBSD
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm rndctl
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.Nd in-kernel random number generator management tool
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Fl CEce
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.Op Fl t Ar devtype
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.Op Fl d Ar devname
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.Nm ""
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.Fl l
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.Op Fl t Ar devtype
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.Op Fl d Ar devname
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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program manages which devices timing information is to be collected by,
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and alters the estimation of entropy of sources.
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.Sh OPTIONS
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The following options are available:
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.Bl -tag -width 123456
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.It Fl C
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Disable collection of timing information for the given
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device name or device type.
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.It Fl c
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Enable collection of timing information for the given
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device name of device type.
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.It Fl E
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Disable entropy estimation from the collected timing information
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for the given device name or device type. The timing information is still
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collected and mixed into the internal entropy pool, but no entropy is assumed
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to be present.
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.It Fl e
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Enable entropy estimation using the collected timing information
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for the given device name or device type.
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.It Fl l
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List all sources, or only those specified by the
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.Ar devtype
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or
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.Ar devname
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specified.
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.It Fl t
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All devices of type
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.Ar devtype
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are altered or displayed.
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.It Fl d
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Only the device named
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.Ar devname
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is altered or displayed.
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.Sh WARNINGS
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Turning on entropy collection from unsafe sources can weaken system security.
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Care should be taken when using this command.
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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program was first made available in
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.Nx 1.3 .
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.Sh AUTHOR
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The
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.Nm
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program was written by Michael Graff <explorer@flame.org>.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr rnd 4 ,
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.Xr rnd 9 .
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