diff --git a/pages/linux/haveged.md b/pages/linux/haveged.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ec75338d15 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/linux/haveged.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +# haveged + +> Hardware-based random number generator. +> More information: . + +- Generate a random number: + +`sudo haveged` + +- Run `haveged` in foreground: + +`sudo haveged {{[-F|--Foreground]}}` + +- Set file path for output of `haveged`: + +`sudo haveged {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/file}}` + +- Set run level for daemon: + +`sudo haveged {{[-r|--run]}} {{runlevel}}` + +- Set collection buffer size in kibibyte words: + +`sudo haveged {{[-b|--buffer]}} {{buffersizeinKW}}` + +- Insert a command to an already running `haveged` process or daemon: + +`sudo haveged {{[-c|--command]}} {{command}}` + +- Set cache size in kibibyte words: + +`sudo haveged {{[-d|--data]}} {{cachesizeinKW}}` + +- Set number of bytes to write to the output file: + +`sudo haveged {{[-n|--number]}} {{byteamount}}`