Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 16:59:50 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: randomdev entropy gathering is really weak Message-ID: <200007171459.QAA00888@grimreaper.grondar.za> In-Reply-To: <2450.963841019@critter.freebsd.dk> ; from Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> "Mon, 17 Jul 2000 15:36:59 %2B0200." References: <2450.963841019@critter.freebsd.dk>
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> What we really need is this: > > fetch -o http://entropy.freebsd.org/ > /dev/random For this to work, you'll need to encrypt the traffic. fetch -o https://entropy.freebsd.org/ > /dev/random ^ If the world knows what they are, your bits aren't random enough. M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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