Entropy (computing)

Entropy (computing)

In computing, entropy is the randomness collected by an operating system or application for use in cryptography or other uses that require random data. This randomness is often collected from hardware sources, either pre-existing ones such as mouse movements or specially provided randomness generators.

Read more about Entropy (computing):  Linux Kernel, OpenBSD Kernel, Hurd Kernel, Solaris, OS/2, Windows, Embedded Systems, Other Systems, Hardware-originated Entropy, Practical Implications, Potential Sources

Famous quotes containing the word entropy:

    Just as the constant increase of entropy is the basic law of the universe, so it is the basic law of life to be ever more highly structured and to struggle against entropy.
    Václav Havel (b. 1936)