OCTRNG(4) | Device Drivers Manual (octeon) | OCTRNG(4)

# NAME

`octrng` — octeon random number generator

# SYNOPSIS

`octrng* at iobus?`

# DESCRIPTION

The `octrng` driver supports the random number generator found on the CN50XX chip.

After the 5 seconds it takes for the device to be initialized, the `octrng` driver feeds the random subsystem's entropy pool 32 bits of data every 10 milliseconds through the enqueue_randomness(9) API.

# SEE ALSO

intro(4), arc4random(9)

# HISTORY

The `octrng` driver first appeared in OpenBSD 5.5.

# AUTHORS

The `octrng` driver was written by Paul Irofti <paul@irofti.net>.

April 6, 2020 | Debian