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Date:      Sun, 28 Nov 1999 21:25:43 +0100
From:      Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
To:        obrien@FreeBSD.org
Cc:        Dan Moschuk <dan@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf files.i386 src/sys/kern kern_fork.c src/sys/libkern arc4random.c src/sys/sys libkern.h 
Message-ID:  <17682.943820743@critter.freebsd.dk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 28 Nov 1999 12:24:08 PST." <19991128122408.B42497@dragon.nuxi.com> 

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In message <19991128122408.B42497@dragon.nuxi.com>, "David O'Brien" writes:
>>   Introduce OpenBSD-like Random PIDs.  Controlled by a sysctl knob
>>   (kern.randompid), which is currently defaulted off.
>
>Why default to off?  If we want to be serious about upping security a
>notch, then do it.

Because that gives people a chance to test it a bit ?

--
Poul-Henning Kamp             FreeBSD coreteam member
phk@FreeBSD.ORG               "Real hackers run -current on their laptop."
FreeBSD -- It will take a long time before progress goes too far!


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