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Subject: Re: out of entropy 
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 18:58:37 -0400
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is there a solution for that?

----- Original Message -----
From: <Mark.Andrews@nominum.com>
To: "Eli Dart" <dart@nersc.gov>
Cc: "alexus" <ml@db.nexgen.com>; <freebsd-security@freebsd.org>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: out of entropy


>
> 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
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> >
> > try adding interrupts to your entropy pool.....
> >
> > man rndcontrol
> >
> > --eli
> >
> >
> > In reply to "alexus" <ml@db.nexgen.com> :
> >
> > repl: bad addresses:
> > <Undisclosed-Recipient:;@FreeBSD.ORG;> -- 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?
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
> >
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> --
> Mark Andrews, Nominum Inc.
> 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
> PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: Mark.Andrews@nominum.com
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