Component Type: kbuild config

Description: Initialize RNG using CPU RNG instructions

More info: Initialize the RNG using random numbers supplied by the CPU's RNG instructions (e.g. RDRAND), if supported and available. These random numbers are never used directly, but are rather hashed into the main input pool, and this happens regardless of whether or not this option is enabled. Instead, this option controls whether the they are credited and hence can initialize the RNG. Additionally, other sources of randomness are always used, regardless of this setting. Enabling this implies trusting that the CPU can supply high quality and non-backdoored random numbers. Say Y here unless you have reason to mistrust your CPU or believe its RNG facilities may be faulty. This may also be configured at boot time with "random.trust_cpu=on/off".

Build project: Kconfig (Linux kconfig) (Path: drivers\char\Kconfig )

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