From owner-freebsd-security Mon Jul 16 15:56: 5 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from drugs.dv.isc.org (drugs.dv.isc.org [130.155.191.236]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D26D37B40A for ; Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:55:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marka@nominum.com) Received: from nominum.com (localhost.dv.isc.org [127.0.0.1]) by drugs.dv.isc.org (8.11.3/8.11.2) with ESMTP id f6GMtfu59417; Tue, 17 Jul 2001 08:55:43 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from marka@nominum.com) Message-Id: <200107162255.f6GMtfu59417@drugs.dv.isc.org> To: Eli Dart Cc: "alexus" , freebsd-security@freebsd.org From: Mark.Andrews@nominum.com Subject: Re: out of entropy In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:35:03 MST." <20010716223503.0FD7B2B@usul.nersc.gov> Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 08:55:41 +1000 Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org FreeBSD 4.3 RELEASE's /dev/random also has a device driver bug where it returns EOF rather that EWOULDBLOCK when it runs out entropy in non-blocking mode. Mark > --==_Exmh_1427149034P > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > try adding interrupts to your entropy pool..... > > man rndcontrol > > --eli > > > In reply to "alexus" : > > repl: bad addresses: > -- no at-sign after local-part ( > :) > > > I'm sorry in advance for a cross posting, I just need to resolve this issue > > a.s.a.p. > > > > I'm using FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE and latest version of bind 9 > > > > su-2.05# dnssec-keygen -a HMAC-MD5 -b 128 -n HOST box.nexgen.com > > dnssec-keygen: failed to generate key box.nexgen.com/157: out of entropy > > > > su-2.05# > > > > any ideas why? and how do i get around it? > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message > > > > > > --==_Exmh_1427149034P > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) > Comment: This is a comment. > > iD8DBQE7U2wWLTFEeF+CsrMRAom+AJwIGNy5zH/pL5obx6JP0QE61RIhYQCgkvtU > l1Szc0OvjVC5ERXo0jlcuU8= > =Eaxo > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --==_Exmh_1427149034P-- > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message -- Mark Andrews, Nominum Inc. 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: Mark.Andrews@nominum.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message