Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 14:16:23 -0400 From: Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: anyone using security/dropbear? Message-ID: <20050929181623.GG74605@numachi.com> In-Reply-To: <20050929181413.GA87227@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <20050929181055.GF74605@numachi.com> <20050929181413.GA87227@xor.obsecurity.org>
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On Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 02:14:13PM -0400, Kris Kennaway wrote: > Check the source.. is it using /dev/urandom (which never blocks), or > /dev/random (which I still don't think blocks, but may return short > reads). Either way, it sounds like some level of application bug...it > probably should be using the former source, but even if it's not, it > shouldn't be blocking. ktrace shows /dev/random, and indeed, very short reads. Let me try another maunal build, pushing it to /dev/urandom. Thanks for the quick feedback... > Kris -- Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> 55 Crystal Ave. #286 Daytime number: (603) 434-6842 Derry NH 03038-1725 USA BSD admin/developer at large
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