2 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/Core/RandomNumberGenerator.cpp b/src/Core/RandomNumberGenerator.cpp
index fffd948a..70c46492 100644
--- a/src/Core/RandomNumberGenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/Core/RandomNumberGenerator.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 
 			throw_sys_sub_if (read (random, buffer, buffer.Size()) == -1 && errno != EAGAIN, L"/dev/random");
 			AddToPool (buffer);
+			
+			/* use JitterEntropy library to get good quality random bytes based on CPU timing jitter */
+			if (JitterRngCtx)
+			{
+				ssize_t rndLen = jent_read_entropy (JitterRngCtx, (char*) buffer.Ptr(), buffer.Size());
+				if (rndLen > 0)
+				{
+					AddToPool (buffer);
+				}
+			}
 		}
 #endif
 	}
@@ -80,6 +90,12 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 		ScopeLock lock (AccessMutex);
 		size_t bufferLen = buffer.Size(), loopLen;
 		byte* pbBuffer = buffer.Get();
+		
+		// Initialize JitterEntropy RNG for this call
+		if (0 == jent_entropy_init ())
+		{
+			JitterRngCtx = jent_entropy_collector_alloc (1, 0);
+		}
 
 		// Poll system for data
 		AddSystemDataToPool (fast);
@@ -127,6 +143,12 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 
 			pbBuffer += loopLen;
 		}
+		
+		if (JitterRngCtx)
+		{
+			jent_entropy_collector_free (JitterRngCtx);
+			JitterRngCtx = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	shared_ptr <Hash> RandomNumberGenerator::GetHash ()
@@ -232,4 +254,5 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 	size_t RandomNumberGenerator::ReadOffset;
 	bool RandomNumberGenerator::Running = false;
 	size_t RandomNumberGenerator::WriteOffset;
+	struct rand_data *RandomNumberGenerator::JitterRngCtx = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/src/Core/RandomNumberGenerator.h b/src/Core/RandomNumberGenerator.h
index 2d1d314a..6df31ae0 100644
--- a/src/Core/RandomNumberGenerator.h
+++ b/src/Core/RandomNumberGenerator.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "Platform/Platform.h"
 #include "Volume/Hash.h"
 #include "Common/Random.h"
+#include "Crypto/jitterentropy.h"
 
 namespace VeraCrypt
 {
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 		static size_t ReadOffset;
 		static bool Running;
 		static size_t WriteOffset;
+		static struct rand_data *JitterRngCtx;
 	};
 }