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Date:      Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:26:17 +0200
From:      =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no>
To:        d@delphij.net
Cc:        Arthur Mesh <arthurmesh@gmail.com>, Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-rc@freebsd.org, freebsd-security@freebsd.org, RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com>
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r239569 - head/etc/rc.d
Message-ID:  <86sjansibq.fsf@ds4.des.no>
In-Reply-To: <504FC2BD.6070402@delphij.net> (Xin Li's message of "Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:01:17 -0700")
References:  <20120911061530.GA77399@dragon.NUXI.org> <504EDC67.9070700@FreeBSD.org> <86sjao7q8c.fsf@ds4.des.no> <20120911205302.27484fd6@gumby.homeunix.com> <20120911200925.GA88456@dragon.NUXI.org> <504FA76A.5000209@delphij.net> <20120911211730.GB89188@dragon.NUXI.org> <504FAB87.3020701@delphij.net> <20120911215212.GA89515@dragon.NUXI.org> <504FBD15.8040907@delphij.net> <20120911224855.GE14077@x96.org> <504FC2BD.6070402@delphij.net>

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Xin Li <delphij@delphij.net> writes:
> Situation 1: we have 45K of plain text, and only first 4k is fed to
> /dev/random at about 5 bits of entropy per byte;
>
> Situation 2: we have 45K of plain text, compress to e.g. 25K and only
> first 4k is fed to /dev/random at more than 7.6 bits of entropy per byte;
>
> Therefore I think Situation 2 is better than situation 1.

Yes, that was why I suggested using compression.

DES
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Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no



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