1KEYRAND(1)                  Cryptography Utilities                  KEYRAND(1)
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NAME

6       keyrand - utility for collecting random data
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SYNOPSIS

9       keyrand {bits} {outfile}
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DESCRIPTION

12       keyrand is a tool which collects a given number of random bits from the
13       kernel random number generator, presenting a text-based user interface
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16       The random data is read from /dev/random and appended to the output
17       file outfile, which must already exist.
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EXAMPLES

20       The following example will collect 1024 bits of random data and append
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23           # keyrand 1024 data
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FILES

28       /dev/random
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SEE ALSO

31       genkey(1)
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