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Bob Mottram 2014-09-30 19:05:24 +01:00
parent 933b4d354c
commit 7eb0f1d627
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@ -267,14 +267,15 @@ function argument_checks {
function check_hwrng {
# If hardware random number generation was enabled then make sure that the device exists.
# if /dev/hwrng is not found than any subsequent cryptographic key generation would
# if /dev/hwrng is not found then any subsequent cryptographic key generation would
# suffer from low entropy and might be insecure
if [ ! -f /etc/default/rng-tools ]; then
return
fi
if [ ! -b /dev/hwrng ]; then
ls /dev/hw*
echo 'The hardware random number generator is anabled but could not be detected on /dev/hwrng. There may be a problem with the installation or the Beaglebone hardware.'
echo 'The hardware random number generator is anabled but could not be detected on'
echo '/dev/hwrng. There may be a problem with the installation or the Beaglebone hardware.'
exit 75
fi
}