An implementation of /dev/random, decoupled from SHA-1, has been proposed for the Linux kernel.
Jason A. Donenfeld, the author of the WireGuard VPN, proposed an updated implementation of the random number generator RDRAND, responsible for the operation of the /dev/random and /dev/urandom devices in the Linux kernel. At the end of November, Jason was included as a maintainer for the random driver and has now published the first results of his work on its overhaul. The new implementation is notable for transitioning to the BLAKE2s hash function instead of […]
