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Date:      Mon, 29 Nov 1999 02:15:26 -0800
From:      "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>
To:        Dan Moschuk <dan@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        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:  <83454.943870526@zippy.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 28 Nov 1999 09:51:09 PST." <199911281751.JAA40710@freefall.freebsd.org> 

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>   Introduce OpenBSD-like Random PIDs.  Controlled by a sysctl knob
>   (kern.randompid), which is currently defaulted off.  Use ARC4 (RC4) for our
>   random number generation, which will not get me executed for violating
>   crypto laws; a Good Thing(tm).

Hmmm.  A fine thing, but one small point:  Are we actually documenting
these new knobs anywhere? :-)

- Jordan


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