Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 23:18:32 -0800 (PST) From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: cvs commit: src/etc crontab rc src/etc/defaults rc.conf src/etc/mtree BSD.root.dist BSD.var.dist src/libexec/save-entropy save-entropy.sh Message-ID: <200101140718.f0E7IWR21377@freefall.freebsd.org>
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dougb 2001/01/13 23:18:32 PST
Modified files:
etc crontab rc
etc/defaults rc.conf
etc/mtree BSD.root.dist BSD.var.dist
libexec/save-entropy save-entropy.sh
Log:
Move the process of storing entropy from /dev/random and reseeding with
it at boot time closer to the way we want it to be in the final version.
* Move the default directory to /var/db/entropy
* Run the entropy saving cron job every 11 minutes. This seems
to be a better default, although still bikeshed material.
* Feed /dev/random some cheesy "entropy" from various commands
and files before the disks are mounted. This gives /dev/random
a better chance of running without blocking early.
* Move the reseeding with previously stored entropy to the point
immediately after the disks are mounted.
* Make the harvesting script a little safer in regards to the
possibility of accidentally overwriting something other
than a regular file.
Revision Changes Path
1.29 +4 -4 src/etc/crontab
1.248 +34 -55 src/etc/rc
1.85 +2 -2 src/etc/defaults/rc.conf
1.49 +0 -4 src/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
1.44 +5 -1 src/etc/mtree/BSD.var.dist
1.2 +21 -11 src/libexec/save-entropy/save-entropy.sh
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