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nixos/rngd: Remove module entirely, leave an explaination
Per @shlevy's request on #96092.
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{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
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with lib;
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{ lib, ... }:
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let
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cfg = config.security.rngd;
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removed = k: lib.mkRemovedOptionModule [ "security" "rngd" k ];
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in
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{
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options = {
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security.rngd = {
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enable = mkOption {
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type = types.bool;
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default = false;
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description = ''
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Whether to enable the rng daemon. Devices that the kernel recognises
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as entropy sources are handled automatically by krngd.
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'';
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};
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debug = mkOption {
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type = types.bool;
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default = false;
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description = "Whether to enable debug output (-d).";
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};
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};
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};
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config = mkIf cfg.enable {
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systemd.services.rngd = {
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bindsTo = [ "dev-random.device" ];
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after = [ "dev-random.device" ];
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# Clean shutdown without DefaultDependencies
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conflicts = [ "shutdown.target" ];
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before = [
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"sysinit.target"
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"shutdown.target"
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];
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description = "Hardware RNG Entropy Gatherer Daemon";
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# rngd may have to start early to avoid entropy starvation during boot with encrypted swap
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unitConfig.DefaultDependencies = false;
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serviceConfig = {
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ExecStart = "${pkgs.rng-tools}/sbin/rngd -f"
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+ optionalString cfg.debug " -d";
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# PrivateTmp would introduce a circular dependency if /tmp is on tmpfs and swap is encrypted,
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# thus depending on rngd before swap, while swap depends on rngd to avoid entropy starvation.
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NoNewPrivileges = true;
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PrivateNetwork = true;
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ProtectSystem = "full";
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ProtectHome = true;
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};
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};
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};
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imports = [
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(removed "enable" ''
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rngd is not necessary for any device that the kernel recognises
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as an hardware RNG, as it will automatically run the krngd task
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to periodically collect random data from the device and mix it
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into the kernel's RNG.
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'')
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(removed "debug"
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"The rngd module was removed, so its debug option does nothing.")
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];
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}
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