haveged

Linux entropy source using the HAVEGE algorithm

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/haveged.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install haveged
Ubuntu
apt-get install haveged
Alpine
apk add haveged
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S haveged
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install haveged
Fedora
dnf install haveged
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install haveged
Raspbian
apt-get install haveged
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/haveged
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/haveged haveged powered by Commando

haveged

Linux entropy source using the HAVEGE algorithm

haveged is a userspace entropy daemon which is not dependent upon the standard mechanisms for harvesting randomness for the system entropy pool. This is important in systems with high entropy needs or limited user interaction (e.g. headless servers). haveged uses HAVEGE (HArdware Volatile Entropy Gathering and Expansion) to maintain a 1M pool of random bytes used to fill /dev/random whenever the supply of random bits in dev/random falls below the low water mark of the device. More information about HAVEGE is available at http://www.irisa.fr/caps/projects/hipsor/