rng-tools 6.17-8
Package Information
| Description | Daemon to use a Hardware TRNG The rngd daemon acts as a bridge between a Hardware TRNG (true random number generator) such as the ones in some Intel/AMD/VIA chipsets, and the kernel's PRNG (pseudo-random number generator). It tests the data received from the TRNG using the FIPS 140-2 (2002-10-10) tests to verify that it is indeed random, and feeds the random data to the kernel entropy pool. This increases the bandwidth of the /dev/random device, from a source that does not depend on outside activity. This may improve the behavior of systems which experience low values in /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail It may also improve the quality (entropy) of the randomness of /dev/random. A TRNG kernel module such as hw_random, or some other source of true entropy that is accessible as a device or fifo, is required to use this package. It will take advantage of the RDRAND and RDSEED instructions included in some Intel & AMD CPUs. |
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| Maintainer | Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org> |
| Changed By | Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org> |
| Sponsor | mail@daniel-baumann.ch |
| Distribution | sid |
| Architecture | any all |
| VCS | git: https://forgejo.debian.net/linux/rng-tools (browse) |
| Popcon Installs | 521 |
| Binary NEW | Yes (new binary packages of a source already in sid) |
| Tracker | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/rng-tools |
| Uploaded | 2 hours ago |
| Supersedes | 6.17-7 |
New Package Report
.changes
| Source | rng-tools |
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| Version | 6.17-8 |
| Changed-By | Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org> |
| Architecture | source amd64 all |
| Distribution | sid |
| Date | Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:09:51 +0200 |
Changelog
rng-tools (6.17-8) sid; urgency=medium
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* Correcting rng-tools5 relation on rng-tools, now that it's a
transitional package..dsc
| Package-List | rng-tools deb utils optional arch=any rng-tools5 deb oldlibs extra arch=all |
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| Section | utils |
| Priority | optional |
| Component | main |
debian/copyright
Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/ Upstream-Name: rng-tools Upstream-Contact: https://github.com/nhorman/rng-tools/issues Source: https://github.com/nhorman/rng-tools/tags Files: * Copyright: 2001 Philipp Rumpf Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com> 2004 Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org> 2011-2014 Intel Corporation 2009 Red Hat, Inc. 2017-2022 Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com> License: GPL-2+ Files: configure.ac Copyright: 2004 Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org> 2001 Philipp Rumpf License: GPL-2+ Files: exits.h rngtest.* stats.* Copyright: 2004 Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org> License: GPL-2+ Files: fips.* rngd.* rngd_entsource.* rngd_linux.* Copyright: 2001 Philipp Rumpf License: GPL-2+ Files: rdrand_asm.S rngd_rdrand.c Copyright: 2011-2014 Intel Corporation License: GPL-2 Files: rngd.8.in Copyright: 2001 Jeff Garzik -- jgarzik@pobox.com License: GPL-2+ Files: rngd_namedpipe.c Copyright: (C) 2023 Gerd v. Egidy License: GPL-2+ Files: rngd_qrypt.c Copyright: 2022 Neil Horman 2022 Qrypt Inc. License: GPL-2 Files: util.c Copyright: 2009 Red Hat, Inc. License: GPL Files: m4/ax_pthread.m4 Copyright: 2008 Steven G. Johnson <stevenj@alum.mit.edu> 2011 Daniel Richard G. <skunk@iSKUNK.ORG> License: GPL-3+ with Autoconf exception Files: rngd_rndr.c Copyright: 2021 Benjamin Herrenschmidt and Balbir Singh, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates 2017 Neil Horman License: GPL-2 Files: darn_impl.c rngd_darn.c rngd_jitter.c rngd_nistbeacon.c rngd_pkcs11.c Copyright: 2017 Neil Horman License: GPL-2 License: GPL The full text of the GNU General Public License can be found in the file /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL License: GPL-2 The full text of the GNU General Public License 2 can be found in the file /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2 License: GPL-2+ The full text of the GNU General Public License 2 can be found in the file /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2 License: GPL-3+ with Autoconf exception The full text of the GNU General Public License 3 can be found in the file /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-3 . This special exception to the GPL applies to versions of the Autoconf Macro released by the Autoconf Archive. When you make and distribute a modified version of the Autoconf Macro, you may extend this special exception to the GPL to apply to your modified version as well.
Other Reviews of this Package
| Version | Hash | Allocated | Completed | Reviewer | Status | Details |
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| 6.17-1 | 88c24a72… | 2026-07-24 09:46 | 2026-07-24 15:54 | mechtilde | accepted | VIEW |