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Date:      Sat, 3 Mar 2001 23:15:17 -0600 (CST)
From:      Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com>
To:        Michael Robinson <robinson@netrinsics.com>
Cc:        <freebsd-security@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: random numbers
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.31.0103032314290.6548-100000@achilles.silby.com>
In-Reply-To: <200103040456.f244uSZ15443@netrinsics.com>

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On Sun, 4 Mar 2001, Michael Robinson wrote:

> Caveat: last I checked, the /dev/[u]random device in -CURRENT was completely
> broken for crypto-grade randomness (it said as much in the source).

True a few weeks ago, but no longer:

markm       2001/03/03 06:35:02 PST

  Modified files:
    sys/dev/random       yarrow.c
  Log:
  Take down a comment that is no longer true.

  /dev/random is ready for prime time!

  Revision  Changes    Path
  1.32      +1 -5      src/sys/dev/random/yarrow.c


Mike "Silby" Silbersack


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