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+rng-tools
+=========
+
+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).  
+(from [[http://packages.debian.org/lenny/rng-tools]])
+
+[[!toc startlevel=2]]
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+* * *
+
+
+Log
+---
+
+* **Started**: 2012-01-28
+* **Discussed**: [2012-01-30](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2012/01/msg00177.html)
+* **Draft Submitted**: -
+* **Submitted**: -
+* **Accepted**: -
+
+
+* * *
+
+
+ToDo
+----
+
+Here is the output of `grep -R PATH_MAX rng-tools-2-unofficial-mt.14/*`:
+
+    viapadlock_engine.c:static char cpudev_path[PATH_MAX+1];
+    viapadlock_engine.c:char devpath[PATH_MAX+1];
+
+
+* * *
+
+
+Comments
+--------
+
+Work in progress, see related [thread](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2012/01/msg00177.html).
+
+Even if the **PATH_MAX** can be easily fixed, some problems remain.  
+The code uses `linux/types.h`, that has to be replaced by `sys/types.h`, but also uses `linux/random.h` which has no equivalent I know of.  
+At least one source file is named after the OS: `rngd_linux.c`.