rngdrv

Overview

Linux Kernel module which provides a character device that generates random bytes.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Make
• Tested on Ubuntu 22.04 Kernel 6.5.0-28-generic

Building

Open the terminal and follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone [email protected]:artem-burashnikov/rngdrv.git

2. Navigate to the project root:

   cd rngdrv/

3. Build object files using Make:

   make

4. Insert the module into the kernel:

   The module takes 3 parameters:

   1. crs_ord=<num> — where num a positive number.

   2. crs_coeffs=<num1,num2,...> — where <num1,num2,...>. are positive bytes of length crs_ord.

   3. crs_vals=<num1,num2,...> — same as crs_coeffs.

   4. *crs_const=<num>* — a positive byte.

   For example:

   sudo insmod rngdrv.ko crs_order=3 crs_coeffs=2,4,8 crs_vals=15,3,9 crs_const=10

5. Output the stream of random bytes:

   xxd /dev/rngdrv

6. To unload the module and delete the device you can use:

   make unload

7. To clean up generated object and system files you can use:

   make clean

Licenses

The project is licensed under GPLv3.