[Cryptography] How to use FST-01?

Paul Elliott pelliott at blackpatchpanel.com
Fri Jan 17 15:49:23 EST 2014


Over the Holidays I recieved a Flying Stone Technology 01.


It is apparently a very small computer connected to
a usb port.

It apparently has 2 applications and both have relevance
to crypto.

1 Gnuk, Cryptographic USB Token


2 NeuG, a True Random Number Generator Implementation


All of the published software is GPLed.

I have a number of questions:


How do I set up the FST-01 to be a hardware RNG?
How do I use?

Will it work with my Raspberry PI?


If my Raspberry PI has a 1 amp power supply, can I plug the
FST-directly into it or do I need to use a powered usb hub?

Rapberry PI are notoriously finicky about their power, a small
voltage drop causes the PI to fail. There are many usb devices
that can not be directly plugged into a PI. Is the FST-01 one
of these?


What is the reason for GnuK? What is the use case?

What is a Cryptographic USB Token?

Can I setup my FST-01 to be either a GNUK or a NEUG depending
on the desire of the moment?

Thank You for considering these questions.


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Paul Elliott                               1(512)837-1096
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of the few things that you can rely on. Unfortunately, endpoint
security is so terrifically weak that NSA can frequently find ways
around it." Edward Snowden
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