Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 21:51:07 +0000 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Step1, pam_unix srandomdev fix for review Message-ID: <200201202151.g0KLp7t34081@grimreaper.grondar.org> In-Reply-To: <3C4B3775.1AFA318@mindspring.com> ; from Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> "Sun, 20 Jan 2002 13:32:37 PST." References: <3C4B3775.1AFA318@mindspring.com>
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> > Second step is effectively damages srandom(3) RNG state. > > Since the library is a totally encapsulated usage, it makes sense > for it to save and restore state aroun its use of the functions, > which would effectively allow concurrent use of the generator > with other code that uses it. > > Other code that cares about the state should do the same. True but not trivial. I'd be happy to commit working patches :-) M -- o Mark Murray \_ FreeBSD Services Limited O.\_ Warning: this .sig is umop ap!sdn To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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