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List:       gcrypt-devel
Subject:    Re: Performance issues with gcry_randomize
From:       Werner Koch <wk () gnupg ! org>
Date:       2010-10-25 12:48:41
Message-ID: 87r5fe1lqu.fsf () vigenere ! g10code ! de
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On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:54, dekatar@yahoo.de said:

> I just want to ask if its normal that gcry_randomize in combination with \
> GCRY_VERY_STRONG_RANDOM is extreme slow or its just my fault?

It depends on the amount of entropy your system has available.  It is
also advisable to save and load a seed file - this makes it a bit
faster.  For keys with less security requests we have parameters to
consume less entropy.


Shalom-Salam,

   Werner

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