gnu: Add haveged.

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (haveged): New variable.
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Tobias Geerinckx-Rice 2016-07-23 23:49:45 +02:00
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@ -2791,3 +2791,33 @@ from that to the system kernel's @file{/dev/random} machinery.")
Linux kernel to retrieve and control processor features related to power saving,
such as frequency and voltage scaling.")
(license license:gpl2)))
(define-public haveged
(package
(name "haveged")
(version "1.9.1")
(source
(origin
(method url-fetch)
(uri (string-append "http://www.issihosts.com/haveged/haveged-"
version ".tar.gz"))
(sha256
(base32
"059pxlfd4l5dqhd6r3lynzfz4wby2f17294fy17pi9j2jpnn68ww"))))
(build-system gnu-build-system)
(home-page "http://www.issihosts.com/haveged")
(synopsis "Entropy source for the Linux random number generator")
(description
"haveged generates an unpredictable stream of random numbers for use by
Linux's @file{/dev/random} and @file{/dev/urandom} devices. The kernel's
standard mechanisms for filling the entropy pool may not be sufficient for
systems with high needs or limited user interaction, such as headless servers.
@command{haveged} runs as a privileged daemon, harvesting randomness from the
indirect effects of hardware events on hidden processor state using the HArdware
Volatile Entropy Gathering and Expansion (HAVEGE) algorithm. It tunes itself to
its environment and provides the same built-in test suite for the output stream
as used on certified hardware security devices.")
(license (list (license:non-copyleft "file://nist/mconf.h")
(license:non-copyleft "file://nist/packtest.c")
license:public-domain ; nist/dfft.c
license:gpl3+)))) ; everything else