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Date:      Sun, 28 Nov 1999 16:48:12 -0500
From:      Dan Moschuk <dan@FreeBSD.org>
To:        "David O'Brien" <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:  <19991128164812.A4188@spirit.jaded.net>
In-Reply-To: <19991128122408.B42497@dragon.nuxi.com>; from obrien@FreeBSD.org on Sun, Nov 28, 1999 at 12:24:08PM -0800
References:  <199911281751.JAA40710@freefall.freebsd.org> <19991128122408.B42497@dragon.nuxi.com>

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| >   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.

Once properly tested, I will turn the default to on.

-- 
Dan Moschuk (TFreak!dan@freebsd.org)
"Cure for global warming: One giant heatsink and dual fans!"


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