can take a long time). Here using an existing <code>/dev/urandom</code> is
better, because it never blocks and actually gives the amount of requested
data. The drawback is just that the quality of the received data may not
- be the best.</p>
- <p>
- On some platforms like FreeBSD one can even control how the entropy is
- actually generated, i.e. by which system interrupts. More details one can
- find under <em>rndcontrol(8)</em> on those platforms. Alternatively, when
- your system lacks such a random device, you can use tool
- like <a href="http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/">EGD</a>
- (Entropy Gathering Daemon) and run it's client program with the
- <code>exec:/path/to/program/</code> variant (see below) or use
- <code>egd:/path/to/egd-socket</code> (see below).</p></li>
+ be the best.</p></li>
<li><code>exec:/path/to/program</code>
<p>