Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 12:55:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> Cc: "Jacques A . Vidrine" <n@nectar.com>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, imp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP! New (incomplete) /dev/random device! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006251252550.42497-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200006251512.RAA17563@grimreaper.grondar.za>
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On Sun, 25 Jun 2000, Mark Murray wrote:
> > I don't know which applications depend on /dev/random providing entropy
> > and which gather their own.
>
> Right.
SSH and SSL should not be used: PGP should be okay.
I must say I'm not all that comfortable with this series of commits - I
was expecting this to stay in Mark's tree until it at least tries to do
everything the old driver did. Weakening system security like this for an
indeterminate period really bothers me.
Kris
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