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.. title:: HARDWARE_DEVICE_CS_GENERATOR

.. option:: CONFIG_HARDWARE_DEVICE_CS_GENERATOR

*Use hardware random driver for CS random numbers*

Type: ``bool``

Help
====

Enables a cryptographically secure random number generator that
uses the enabled hardware random number driver to generate
random numbers.

Direct dependencies
===================

\ :option:`ENTROPY_HAS_DRIVER <CONFIG_ENTROPY_HAS_DRIVER>` && \ :ref:`<choice CSPRNG_GENERATOR_CHOICE: Cryptographically secure random generator> <choice_17>`

*(Includes any dependencies from ifs and menus.)*

Kconfig definition
==================

.. highlight:: kconfig

At ``subsys/random/Kconfig:79``

Included via ``Kconfig:8`` → ``Kconfig.zephyr:34`` → ``subsys/Kconfig:49``

Menu path: (Top) → Sub Systems and OS Services → Random Number Generators → Cryptographically secure random generator

.. parsed-literal::

    config HARDWARE_DEVICE_CS_GENERATOR
    	bool "Use hardware random driver for CS random numbers"
    	depends on \ :option:`ENTROPY_HAS_DRIVER <CONFIG_ENTROPY_HAS_DRIVER>` && \ :ref:`<choice CSPRNG_GENERATOR_CHOICE: Cryptographically secure random generator> <choice_17>`
    	help
    	  Enables a cryptographically secure random number generator that
    	  uses the enabled hardware random number driver to generate
    	  random numbers.

*(The 'depends on' condition includes propagated dependencies from ifs and menus.)*