Plugin:Entropy

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Entropy plugin
Type: read
Callbacks: read
Status: supported
First version: 4.0
Copyright: 2007 Florian octo Forster
License: GPLv2
Manpage: n/a
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The Entropy plugin collects the available entropy on a system. Entropy is important to generate random numbers, which are used for encryption, authorization and similar tasks.

[edit] Example graph

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[edit] Dependencies

  • Linux