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Subject: [PATCH RFC 0/3] virtio-rng based entropy leak reporting
Generally, entropy only grows. However, there are cases where it goes down - for example, consider generating a one time pad where someone managed to use a side channel to steal its contents. By combining the seemingly random pad with the stolen contents we have reversed the entropy. This actually happens within VMs e.g. when time is reversed due to snapshoting. Existing approaches for VMs include Microsoft's VM GEN ID. This draft proposes a feature in virtio rng for reporting such leaks. Patches 1,2 refactor existing draft text. Patch 3 adds new functionality. TODO: document theory of operation add conformance clauses Michael S. Tsirkin (3): rng: move to a file of its own rng: be specific about the virtqueue rng: leak detection support content.tex | 43 +-------------------- virtio-rng.tex | 102 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 103 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-) create mode 100644 virtio-rng.tex -- MST
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