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Does the PinePhone have a hardware random number generator?
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09-11-2020, 04:26 PM
Does the Allwinner A64 used in the PinePhone have a hardware random number generator, or do Linux users have to rely solely on the Linux kernel's pseudo-random rng?
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09-11-2020, 07:39 PM
Yes. It's not supported by the kernel.
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11-05-2020, 08:32 PM
(09-11-2020, 07:39 PM)megous Wrote: Yes. It's not supported by the kernel.

Has support come with the 5.9 kernel, or is this component still completely unsupported?
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11-07-2020, 07:50 AM
https://linux-sunxi.org/Cryptographic_Ha...celerators
http://sunxi.montjoie.ovh/#support_overview
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11-12-2020, 07:47 PM
(11-05-2020, 08:32 PM)LibrePhoneUser Wrote:
(09-11-2020, 07:39 PM)megous Wrote: Yes. It's not supported by the kernel.

Has support come with the 5.9 kernel, or is this component still completely unsupported?
Support is in 5.10.
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