Unsupported
Feeds the kernel's random pool, which only the system may do.
System services (systemd, logind, polkit)
| Platform | Standard | VM |
|---|---|---|
| Android, ARM64 | Unsupported | Untested |
| GooglebookOS, ARM64 | Unsupported | Untested |
| GooglebookOS, x86-64 | Unsupported | Untested |
| ChromeOS, ARM64 | Unsupported | Untested |
| ChromeOS, x86-64 | Unsupported | Untested |
Commands in the package
haveged
About haveged
From Debian's package description
haveged is a userspace entropy daemon which is not dependent upon the standard mechanisms for harvesting randomness for the system entropy pool. This is important in systems with high entropy needs or limited user interaction (e.g. headless servers).
haveged uses HAVEGE (HArdware Volatile Entropy Gathering and Expansion) to maintain a 1M pool of random bytes used to fill /dev/random whenever the supply of random bits in dev/random falls below the low water mark of the device.
More information about HAVEGE is available at http://www.irisa.fr/caps/projects/hipsor/
From Debian's description of the haveged package, under that package's license.
Dependencies
Depends on
libc6libhavege2
Sources and licenses
- Name: the Debian package name.
- Summary: Debian's short description of the haveged package, under that package's license.
- Description: Debian's description of the haveged package, under that package's license.
- Versions and sizes: Debian's archive for ARM64, as on packages.debian.org.
- Popularity: Debian Popularity Contest counts.
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