Module Nocrypto_entropy_unix

RNG seeding on Unix.

This module provides one-shot RNG seeding from the Unix kernel RNG, typically

/dev/urandom

.

Calling initialize is enough to bring the RNG into a working state.

initialize is idempotent as long as the default generator is unchanged. It is harmless to call it several times.

If you are using lwt, conside using Nocrypto_entropy_lwt as this module allows for continuous reseeding.

Unless you want to recover from an unlikely case of missing system RNG, the recommended way to prime the RNG is to invoke initialize at the module level:

let () = Nocrypto_entropy_unix.initialize ()