Working with the PRNG device driverEdit online Read random numbers and control the settings of the PRNG device driver.Reading pseudorandom numbersThe PRNG device is read-only. Use the read function, cat program, or dd program to obtain random numbers.Displaying PRNG informationRead the attributes of the prandom device in sysfs.Setting the reseed limitThe PRNG reseeds after chunksize × reseed_limit bytes are read. By default, 100000 × 256 ≈ 25.6 MB can be read before an automatic reseed occurs. Reseeding the PRNGYou can force a reseed by writing to the reseed attribute.Parent topic: Pseudorandom number generator device driver
