devr-file.so

Runs on:

QNX OS

Options:

delay=seconds

Provide entropy to the random service at this interval, in seconds. (Range 1-300s, default 15s).

prio=priority

The minimum priority for the entropy collection thread.

path=path

Path to the entropy source.

entropy=entropy_bytes

Number of bytes to read from the path and provide to the random service.

Description:

The devr-file.so shared object reads entropy from a file. Although the file is usually managed by a resource manager for a hardware random number generator, it can also be a large file with random values in it.

Examples:

random -l devr-file.so:path=/dev/hwrng