Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 06:53:30 -0700 (PDT) From: "R. B. Riddick" <arne_woerner@yahoo.com> To: Michael Scheidell <scheidell@secnap.net> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: seeding dev/random in 5.5 Message-ID: <20060808135330.24187.qmail@web30310.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <44D88BF5.9060402@secnap.net>
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--- Michael Scheidell <scheidell@secnap.net> wrote: > R. B. Riddick wrote: > > --- Michael Scheidell <scheidell@secnap.net> wrote: > > > >>> I think that during the first reboot after a fresh install > >>> the kern.random.sys sysctl settings are already orderly > >>> before rc.d/sshd is called... > >>> > >>> If yes, then sending some pings should do the trick... Or > >>> not? I mean: NETWORKING should already be provided at that point... > >>> > >> I am not sure I understand what you are saying in the context of my > >> question. > >> > >> > > I mean: > > Instead of changing a rc.d script u or ur friend could just send some pings > to > > the deeply buried box... > > > > > why would that help? > > if (without changing rc file) /dev/random isn't seeded by networking, > why wold a ping help? > I was under the impression, that kern.random.sys.harvest.ethernet is 1 by default. That would mean, that ethernet traffic to that deeply buried box should feed that /dev/random until it is fat and round... Why do u believe, that /dev/random isnt seeded by networking? -Arne __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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