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Re: [PLUG] GPG + Debian 5 exceeding entropy while generating keys
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On 08:59 Thu 09 Apr , TuskenTower wrote:
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> Sean
> Thanks for the ping flood tip. I'll try that.
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> Unfortunately this is not a one time thing. We have an automated test
> system and each test (mostly standalone) that needs a key generates
> one a least once a week. Since the GPG use is under active
> development, the tests are run more often.
>
> Amul
It uses things like disk access, keyboard and mouse usage too, so if the server is not busy, there may not be a lot of things generating entropy for it. Someone at some point had hooked up a lava lamp for true random number generation. Perhaps a trip to Spencers is in order!
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