Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 16:49:32 +0000 From: "Teske, Devin" <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com> To: Mark R V Murray <mark@grondar.org> Cc: "svn-src-head@freebsd.org" <svn-src-head@freebsd.org>, "svn-src-all@freebsd.org" <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>, Devin Teske <dteske@freebsd.org>, "src-committers@freebsd.org" <src-committers@freebsd.org>, "Teske, Devin" <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com> Subject: Re: svn commit: r256377 - in head: etc/defaults etc/rc.d share/examples/kld/random_adaptor share/man/man4 sys/boot/forth sys/conf sys/dev/glxsb sys/dev/hifn sys/dev/random sys/dev/rndtest sys/dev/safe ... Message-ID: <13CA24D6AB415D428143D44749F57D720FC5BF76@LTCFISWMSGMB21.FNFIS.com> In-Reply-To: <D996B377-EE98-4A81-A6C0-D2DBCA93C1E2@grondar.org> References: <201310121257.r9CCvvjO006546@svn.freebsd.org> <CAJ-VmomMvW3k%2BD-t29nb9JByrE_rt7yXEyBnKzvN3KnhXjdXVw@mail.gmail.com> <13CA24D6AB415D428143D44749F57D720FC5BE74@LTCFISWMSGMB21.FNFIS.com> <AF43CD01-BE33-4EE5-8414-22E6B8040BEC@grondar.org> <13CA24D6AB415D428143D44749F57D720FC5BF0D@LTCFISWMSGMB21.FNFIS.com> <D996B377-EE98-4A81-A6C0-D2DBCA93C1E2@grondar.org>
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On Oct 12, 2013, at 9:46 AM, Mark R V Murray wrote: >=20 > On 12 Oct 2013, at 17:44, "Teske, Devin" <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com> wrot= e: >=20 >> You know... for years I've been compiling a custom apache for $work and = using the >> --with-random=3D/dev/urandom flag. And then recently in the past couple = years in 8.x >> I recall having problems with a GnuPG related tool that would hang due t= o lack of >> entropy on a freshly installed box when generating "stuff" using random(= 4). >>=20 >> Are the days of choosing between urandom(4) and random(4) over? >=20 > They were over last millennium :-) >=20 Heh, Ok ;D so it sounds like a left-over from 4.11 ;D >> Would SSL function great on a freshly installed box even if using random= (4) for >> apache? (it wants to default to /dev/random anyways) >=20 > Yup! No worse than usual. >=20 Cool, thanks! That also answers my question for bsdinstall GELI setup using random(4). Doubly-thanks! --=20 Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.
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