Am 22.09.2013 19:27, schrieb starlight.201...@binnacle.cx:
No /dev/urandom is a PRNG.  /dev/random
is a TRNG.  Read the code

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/char/random.c?id=272b98c6455f00884f0350f775c5342358ebb73f

/dev/random is a PRNG which blocks when the (crude) entropy estimation of the entropy pool falls below a limit. Besides this there are afaik no big differences between /dev/random and /dev/urandom.

Best regards,
Richard
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