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mananaysiempreyesterday at 12:32 PM1 replyview on HN

> Might be different for exotic platforms, I guess.

Short-lived isolated VMs (like might be used for CI) are one place where entropy can be a problem. The relevant definition of “platform” here is less about the CPU architecture and more about the environment.


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ChrisSDyesterday at 12:50 PM

VMs should have VirtIO RNG set up so there is a high quality entropy source at boot time, provided by the host system.

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