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### Creating your attestation key pair
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Since we are generating keys, it's important to use a good entropy source.
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You can use the True RNG on your Solo device to generate some good random numbers.
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You can use the [True RNG on your Solo](/solo/solo-extras) to generate some good random numbers.
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# Run for 1 second, then hit control-c
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# Solo Extras
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## Random number generation
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Solo contains a True Random Number Generator (TRNG). A TRNG is a hardware based mechanism
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that leverages natural phenomenon to generate random numbers, which is often better than a traditional
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RNG that has state and updates deterministically using cryptographic methods.
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You can easily access the TRNG stream on Solo using our python tool [solo-python](https://github.com/solokeys/solo-python).
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```
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solo key rng raw > random.bin
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```
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Or you can seed the state of the RNG on your kernel (/dev/random).
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```
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solo key rng feedkernel
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```
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