Introduction
How to check entropy level:
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watch -n1 cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail
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If the value is to low (around 100) install haveged daemon
How to install haveged on Linux
Debian
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apt-get install haveged
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CentOS
haveged daemon is available for CentOS via EPEL repository.
First, we download and import the GPG keys for EPEL software packages:
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wget http://ftp.riken.jp/Linux/fedora/epel/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-6 rpm --import RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-6 rm -f RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-6
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Download EPEL repository for 32-bit CentOS
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wget http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm
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Install EPEL repository on 32-bit CentOS
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rpm -ivh epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm
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You can start install and use EPEL the repository to install the software packages, input yum command like follows:
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yum --enablerepo=epel install haveged
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