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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/nfs nfs_subs.c 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 06 Apr 1998 04:41:08 PDT."
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Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 13:51:53 +0200
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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
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I think I have eradicated all uses of microtime for randomness from
the kernel.  Anyone who thinks time is random should be shot at a
random time around sunrise...  More care should be used, in particular
where the quality of the randomness is important for security.

Poul-Henning

In message <199804061141.EAA08169@freefall.freebsd.org>, Poul-Henning Kamp writ
es:
>phk         1998/04/06 04:41:08 PDT
>
>  Modified files:
>    sys/nfs              nfs_subs.c 
>  Log:
>  Use random() to find our initial xid.
>  
>  Revision  Changes    Path
>  1.53      +4 -11     src/sys/nfs/nfs_subs.c
>

--
Poul-Henning Kamp             FreeBSD coreteam member
phk@FreeBSD.ORG               "Real hackers run -current on their laptop."
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