Skip to content

Commit 0b02c34

Browse files
Andres AGsimonbutcher
authored andcommitted
Document the need for entropy in tls-client
1 parent f674b2b commit 0b02c34

File tree

1 file changed

+5
-1
lines changed

1 file changed

+5
-1
lines changed

tls-client/README.md

Lines changed: 5 additions & 1 deletion
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ Set up your environment if you have not done so already. For instructions, refer
88

99
## Required hardware
1010

11-
This example also requires an Ethernet cable an connection to the internet additional to the hardware requirements in the [main readme](../README.md).
11+
This example also requires an Ethernet cable and connection to the internet additional to the hardware requirements in the [main readme](../README.md).
12+
13+
The networking stack used in this example requires TLS functionality to be enabled on mbed TLS. On devices where hardware entropy is not present, TLS is disabled by default. This would result in compile time or linking failures.
14+
15+
To learn why entropy is required, read the [TLS Porting guide](https://docs.mbed.com/docs/mbed-os-handbook/en/5.2/advanced/tls_porting/).
1216

1317
## Monitoring the application
1418

0 commit comments

Comments
 (0)