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.Dd February 17, 2017 .Dt FWHRNG 4 x86 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm fwhrng .Nd Intel Firmware Hub Random Number Generator .Sh SYNOPSIS .Cd "fwhrng* at ichlpcib?" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm driver provides support for hardware Random Number Generator
Copyright (c) 2010 Jukka Ruohonen <jruohonen (at] iki.fi>
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.Dd February 17, 2017 .Dt FWHRNG 4 x86 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm fwhrng .Nd Intel Firmware Hub Random Number Generator .Sh SYNOPSIS .Cd "fwhrng* at ichlpcib?" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm driver provides support for hardware Random Number Generator
q Tn RNG available on some Intel Firmware Hubs
q Tn FWHs . The .Nm driver accesses the .Tn RNG through an .Tn I/O controller hub
q Tn ICH . .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr rnd 4 , .Xr x86/ichlpcib 4 .Rs .%A Intel Corporation .%T Intel 82802AB/82802AC Firmware Hub (FWH) .%D November, 2000 .%U http://download.intel.com/design/chipsets/datashts/29065804.pdf .Re .Sh CAVEATS The entropy source is not tested for randomness.
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