NAME
fwhrng —
Intel Firmware Hub Random
Number Generator
SYNOPSIS
fwhrng* at ichlpcib?
DESCRIPTION
The
fwhrng driver provides support for hardware Random Number
Generator (RNG) available on some Intel Firmware Hubs (FWHs). The
fwhrng driver accesses the RNG through an I/O controller hub
(ICH).
SEE ALSO
rnd(4),
x86/ichlpcib(4)
Intel Corporation,
Intel 82802AB/82802AC Firmware Hub (FWH),
http://download.intel.com/design/chipsets/datashts/29065804.pdf,
November, 2000.
CAVEATS
The entropy source is not tested for randomness.