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Date:      Tue, 9 May 2006 14:20:25 +0200
From:      "No@SPAM@mgEDV.net" <nospam@mgedv.net>
To:        <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   kern.randompid: jot generation senseful?
Message-ID:  <000a01c67362$f3d1f3d0$01010101@avalon.lan>

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[asked on -security before, but no answer, maybe here's more traffic ;-)]

hi,

is a random pid generation really a security enhancement?

if yes, would it make sense to setup something like:
--> sysctl kern.randompid=`jot -r 1 500 2000`
in cron to be executed every X mins/hrs?

and finally, what are the recommended minimum (security)
and maximum (performance) values for kern.randompid?




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