HP-UX Strong Random Number Generator vB.11.11.07 Product Note HP-UX 11i v1 Edition 1 Manufacturing Part Number : 5990-7263 December 2004 United States © Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P.
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Conventions We use the following typographical conventions. iv audit (5) An HP-UX man page. audit is the name and 5 is the section in the HP-UX Reference. On the web and on the Instant Information CD, it may be a hot link to the man page itself. From the HP-UX command line, you can enter “man audit” or “man 5 audit” to view the man page. See man (1). Book Title The title of a book. On the web and on the Instant Information CD, it may be a hot link to the book itself.
Contents 1. HP-UX Strong Random Number Generator What is HP-UX Strong Random Number Generator? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Where to Find Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing KRNG11i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing From the CD-ROM . . . . . .
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HP-UX Strong Random Number Generator What is HP-UX Strong Random Number Generator? 1 HP-UX Strong Random Number Generator What is HP-UX Strong Random Number Generator? HP-UX Strong Random Number Generator (KRNG11i Version B.11.11.07) provides a secure, non-reproducible source of true random numbers for applications with strong security requirements, such as for generating encryption keys.
HP-UX Strong Random Number Generator What is HP-UX Strong Random Number Generator? For a single, unattended processor with a very light workload, the strong random number generator will typically produce over 60 bytes per second of random data. The production rate scales upward with both number of processors and system workload. • /dev/random The /dev/random file is the standard blocking interface for fetching random data.
HP-UX Strong Random Number Generator Installing KRNG11i Installing KRNG11i This section contains information about installing KRNG11i from the CD-ROM and the software depot. Installing From the CD-ROM Step 1. Log in as root. Step 2. Mount the CD drive to the desired directory. The following example uses the /cdrom directory (you can find the CD drive device file by using the ioscan -fnC disk command): # mount -r /dev/dsk/clt2d0 /cdrom Step 3. Use SD to install the KRNG11i bundle from the CD.
HP-UX Strong Random Number Generator Removing KRNG11i Removing KRNG11i To remove the KRNG11i product, use the swremove command: # swremove -x autoreboot=true RandonNumGen RandomNumGenDyn This will remove the product and reboot your system, leaving the bundle wrapper and kernel components on your system. The kernel components that were included with the product bundle are recommended for your system. Therefore, we advise that you do not remove them.
