Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 13:00:29 -0700 From: John-Mark Gurney <jmg@funkthat.com> To: Mark R V Murray <markm@FreeBSD.org> Cc: svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org, src-committers <src-committers@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r284959 - in head: . share/man/man4 share/man/man9 sys/conf sys/dev/glxsb sys/dev/hifn sys/dev/random sys/dev/rndtest sys/dev/safe sys/dev/syscons sys/dev/ubsec sys/dev/virtio/random sy... Message-ID: <20150725200029.GZ78154@funkthat.com> In-Reply-To: <BA3072F2-8445-4E4E-9B91-468AE1C1C56F@FreeBSD.org> References: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1507221249120.1071@desktop> <FFFB06D7-164B-40B3-AFC3-A6630BCF074E@bsdimp.com> <E20B169F-4C8A-4D11-9853-5C2EFC116450@FreeBSD.org> <F54A96A8-D9AD-409A-814F-538B6AD3CD50@yahoo.com> <20150724012519.GE78154@funkthat.com> <BC734D25-375C-4C1C-BA8A-BD91158B6A39@FreeBSD.org> <20150725143629.GA49086@FreeBSD.org> <D1468815-3B1C-4CB8-8BEB-6818926DD58F@yahoo.com> <20150725183144.GX78154@funkthat.com> <BA3072F2-8445-4E4E-9B91-468AE1C1C56F@FreeBSD.org>
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Mark R V Murray wrote this message on Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 20:24 +0100:
> > On 25 Jul 2015, at 19:31, John-Mark Gurney <jmg@funkthat.com> wrote:
> >
> > virtual machines have things like virtio_random, most embedded gadgets
> > have an ADC that could be used... Appliances a little more difficult,
> > but trusted computers probably have a hardware RNG anyways???
>
> You need to research this more carefully. Ask Ian Lepore about the
> paucity of entropy on his boxes.
I have been following the discussions that Ian and you have had
publicly, so I understand the issues involved... I agree we should
provide Ian w/ the tools necessary for his boxes to have sufficient
entropy...
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