Ask HN: Whatever Happened to EntropyKey?

They have/had a great architecture (transparently described) and a great product. It was:

thermal noise ->

hard-copy keyed encrypted channel over USB ->

ekeyd -> egd -> kernel

From there, the kernel always had lots of entropy for /dev/random, OpenSSL and OpenGPG.

Could they resurrect themselves with a groupbuy, with preorders or a Kickstarter? Are there any trustworthy alternatives (not HaveGED or prngd)?

https://web.archive.org/web/20100405082125/http://www.entropykey.co.uk/tech

EntropyKey by Simtec Electronics

    130 Hesketh Lane
    Tarleton, Lancashire, PR4 6AS, United Kingdom
    Tel: UK (01772) 977177
    Tel: International +44 1772 977117
    ekey@simtec.co.uk