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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2003-05-29 21:28:36 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2003-05-29 21:28:36 +0000
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Assorted mdoc(7) fixes.
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@@ -32,18 +32,21 @@
.Nm rndtest
.Nd FIPS 140-2 random number generator test monitor
.Sh SYNOPSIS
-.Cd device rndtest
+.Cd "device rndtest"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
-driver ``hooks up'' to hardware crypto devices to monitor the
+driver
+.Dq "hooks up"
+to hardware crypto devices to monitor the
entropy data passed to the
.Xr random 4
subsystem.
This data is periodically tested for FIPS 140-2 compliance and
statistics are collected.
If the harvested entropy fails any of the FIPS test suite, then
-it is discarded and testing is continuously applied until ``good data''
+it is discarded and testing is continuously applied until
+.Dq "good data"
is received from the device.
Failures are optionally reported on the console.
.Sh SEE ALSO
@@ -53,7 +56,8 @@ Failures are optionally reported on the console.
.Xr ubsec 4 ,
.Xr crypto 9
.Sh HISTORY
-The idea for this and the original code came from Jason L. Wright.
+The idea for this and the original code came from
+.An "Jason L. Wright" .
The
.Nm
device driver first appeared in
@@ -64,4 +68,4 @@ this should not be necessary.
This feature might better be integrated into the
.Xr random 4
subsystem where it can be used applied to devices that claim to supply
-``pure entropy''.
+.Dq "pure entropy" .
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