Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 16:29:11 +0200 (MET DST) From: Wolfgang Helbig <helbig@MX.BA-Stuttgart.De> To: gljohnsn@iamerica.net (Glenn Johnson) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: rand_irqs in sysconfig/rc.conf Message-ID: <199705191429.QAA00341@helbig.informatik.ba-stuttgart.de> In-Reply-To: <199705190335.WAA01531@Gforce.iamerica.net> from Glenn Johnson at "May 18, 97 10:34:40 pm"
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> Can someone explain to me what the 'rand_irqs' option in sysconfig/rc.conf > does? I searched the help archives but could not come up with anything. My > system is running fine but I am curious about this option. Thank you. This is for enhancing the security of your system. Those rand_irqs specify interrupt request that can be used to construct random numbers. The numbers are more random if the choosen interrupts occur more random. Those numbers are needed to make it harder for crackers to intrude your system by guessing some important numbers. Wolfgang > -- > Glenn Johnson > gljohnsn@iamerica.net > > >
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