Bug#1109483: ITP: libjitterentropy -- The Jitter Entropy library provides a noise source using the CPU execution timing jitter.

[Eric Berry <eric.berry@canonical.com>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Eric Berry <eric.berry@canonical.com>
X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org

* Package name    : libjitterentropy
  Version         : 3.6.3
  Upstream Contact: Stephan Mueller <smueller@chronox.de>
* URL             : https://www.chronox.de/jent/
* License         : BSD
  Programming Lang: C
  Description     : The Jitter Entropy library provides a noise source using the CPU execution timing jitter.

The Jitter RNG provides a noise source using the CPU execution timing jitter. It does not depend on any system resource other than a high-resolution time stamp. It is a small-scale, yet fast entropy source that is viable in almost all environments and on a lot of CPU architectures.

The implementation of the Jitter RNG is independent of any operating system. As such, it could even run on baremetal without any operating system.

- The Jitter RNG daemon is currently a debian package, but the Jitter
  Userspace RNG library (this library) is not.
- This library is needed to link with OpenSSL and GnuTLS to
  enable a userspace RNG that is high quality enough for FIPS
  certification.
- This package will be maintained by the FIPS certification
  team at Canonical. 
- A sponsor is needed.