Feature #11758

Analyze early boot entropy gathering

Added by sycamoreone 2016-09-03 02:16:47 . Updated 2018-08-17 15:19:05 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
sycamoreone
Category:
Target version:
Start date:
2016-09-02
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
Research
Blueprint:

https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/randomness_seeding/

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Description

One possibility to deal with the missing random seed would be to wait during the boot procedure until enough entropy has been gathered. We need to find out if that is actually possible and what consequences it would have.

Subtasks

Related issues

Related to Tails - Feature #10779: Start haveged earlier in the boot process Resolved 2015-12-20
Related to Tails - Feature #5650: rngd Resolved

History

#1 Updated by sycamoreone 2016-09-03 02:17:13

  • related to Feature #10779: Start haveged earlier in the boot process added

#2 Updated by sycamoreone 2016-09-03 02:17:23

#3 Updated by sycamoreone 2016-09-03 02:17:33

  • Description updated

#4 Updated by sycamoreone 2016-09-03 02:18:50

  • related to Feature #6166: List easiest tasks for new contributors added

#5 Updated by sycamoreone 2016-09-03 02:18:57

  • related to deleted (Feature #6166: List easiest tasks for new contributors)

#6 Updated by intrigeri 2017-02-01 10:50:29

  • Category deleted (Persistence)

#7 Updated by Anonymous 2018-08-17 15:19:05

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Resolved

Seems like the blueprint exists,so I’ll close this ticket now.