Module parameters

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You can load and configure the PRNG device driver if it was compiled as a separate module.

Module parameter syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram modprobe prng mode=0mode=12chunksize=256chunksize= <sizeparam>reseed_limit=100000reseed_limit= <reseedparam>
where:
mode=
specifies the mode in which the device driver runs:
0
Default. In this mode, the device driver automatically detects the MSA extension level and feature enablement. The device driver runs in SHA512 mode if the requirements are fulfilled, otherwise it falls back to TDES mode.
1
forces the device driver to run in TDES mode. The device driver starts only if the requirements for TDES mode are fulfilled.
2
forces the device driver to run in SHA512 mode. The device driver starts only if the requirements for SHA512 mode are fulfilled. The device driver does not fall back to TDES mode.
<sizeparam>
adjusts the random-buffer block size that the device driver uses to generate new random bytes. In TDES mode, this value can be in the range 8 - 65536, for SHA512 mode, the range is 64 - 65536. The default is 256 bytes.
<reseedparam>
adjusts the reseed limit in SHA512 mode. Multiply this value with the chunksize to obtain the reseed boundary in bytes. The value can be in the range 10000 - 100000. The default is 100000. In TDES mode, the reseed limit is a constant value of 4096 bytes.