CLI

The openentropy CLI provides command-line access to entropy sources, analysis tools, and real-time monitoring.

Installation

cargo install openentropy-cli

Quick Examples

Discover entropy sources on your machine:

openentropy scan

Benchmark all fast sources:

openentropy bench

Output 256 random hex bytes:

openentropy stream --format hex --bytes 256

Live TUI dashboard with real-time monitoring:

openentropy monitor

Security audit with NIST test battery:

openentropy analyze --profile security

Research-grade analysis with cross-correlation:

openentropy analyze --profile deep

Analysis Profiles

Profiles are convenience presets that configure multiple flags at once. Choose the profile that matches your use case:

Profile	Audience	Samples	Conditioning	Entropy	NIST Report	Cross-Corr	Trials	Chaos
quick	Any	10,000	raw	—	—	—	—	—
standard	Any (default)	50,000	raw	—	—	—	—	—
deep	Research	100,000	raw	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
security	Security	50,000	sha256	✓	✓	—	—	—

For detailed explanations of each analysis category (forensic, entropy, chaos, trials, cross-correlation), interpretation guides, and the verdict system, see Analysis System.

Security engineers use the security profile to validate entropy quality and seed CSPRNGs:

openentropy analyze --profile security --output audit.md

Researchers use the deep profile to study raw noise characteristics:

openentropy analyze --profile deep --output analysis.json

Full CLI Reference

For complete command documentation, examples, and advanced options, see the Full CLI Reference.

Task Guides

• Security Validation
• Research Methodology