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Subject: Re: [virtio-dev] Re: [PATCH RFC 0/3] virtio-rng based entropy leak reporting
Hi Michael, On 12/1/23 08:02, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you can confirm the sender and know the content is safe. On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 11:30:19AM -0500, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: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 clausesGuys any input on this? Anyone going to use this?
I plan to post an RFC patch for linux virtio-rng show-casing this with Firecracker, this week. Also, I had sent an e-mail: https://www.mail-archive.com/virtio-dev@lists.oasis-open.org/msg09128.html with some questions,
not sure whether you missed it?
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--------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: virtio-dev-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org For additional commands, e-mail: virtio-dev-help@lists.oasis-open.org
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