XPost: linux.debian.devel

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Eric Berry <[email protected]>
X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]

* Package name : libjitterentropy
Version : 3.6.3
Upstream Contact: Stephan Mueller <[email protected]>
* URL : https://www.chronox.de/jent/
* License : BSD
Programming Lang: C
Description : The Jitter Entropy library provides a noise source using the CPU execution timing jitter.

The Jitter RNG provides a noise source using the CPU execution timing jitter. It does not depend on any system resource other than a high-resolution time stamp. It is a small-scale, yet fast entropy source that is viable in almost all environments and on
a lot of CPU architectures.

The implementation of the Jitter RNG is independent of any operating system. As such, it could even run on baremetal without any operating system.

- The Jitter RNG daemon is currently a debian package, but the Jitter
Userspace RNG library (this library) is not.
- This library is needed to link with OpenSSL and GnuTLS to
enable a userspace RNG that is high quality enough for FIPS
certification.
- This package will be maintained by the FIPS certification
team at Canonical.
- A sponsor is needed.

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