Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 08:40:05 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: Johan Karlsson <k@numeri.campus.luth.se> Cc: Louis Gerbarg <gerbal@rpi.edu>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A few device questions Message-ID: <200008240640.e7O6e5p14819@grimreaper.grondar.za> In-Reply-To: <200008240630.IAA62216@numeri.campus.luth.se> ; from Johan Karlsson <k@numeri.campus.luth.se> "Thu, 24 Aug 2000 08:30:12 %2B0200." References: <200008240630.IAA62216@numeri.campus.luth.se>
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> At Thu, 24 Aug 2000 01:48:32 EDT, Louis Gerbarg wrote: > > > I have been working with the OpenBSD /dev/random driver, and have > > ported it to Darwin. While I was at I wanted to also port it to > > FreeBSD, because it is more functional then current one, but I have > > a few questions: > > You should talk to Mark Murray markm@FreeBSD.Org who has done alot of > work with the current implementation of our random device. I am currently rewriting FreeBSD's /dev/random device to use Schneier's Yarrow algorithm. Some of it is in current, and a lot more is uncommitted. M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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