From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 14 14:39:02 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix, from userid 664) id 23B5E106566C; Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:39:02 +0000 (UTC) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 07:39:01 -0700 From: David O'Brien To: Mark Murray Message-ID: <20120914143901.GA47331@dragon.NUXI.org> References: <20120907015157.GA29497@server.rulingia.com> <20120910135218.GA68128@dragon.NUXI.org> <504E343A.4020802@FreeBSD.org> <20120911064636.GB72584@dragon.NUXI.org> <504EE446.6060500@FreeBSD.org> <20120911082309.GD72584@dragon.NUXI.org> <20120912104547.1d0061c1@gumby.homeunix.com> <20120913191936.GA36319@dragon.NUXI.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 10.0-CURRENT X-to-the-FBI-CIA-and-NSA: HI! HOW YA DOIN? can i haz chizburger? User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Cc: Arthur Mesh , Ian Lepore , Doug Barton , freebsd-rc@freebsd.org, freebsd-security@freebsd.org, RW , Xin Li Subject: Re: svn commit: r239569 - head/etc/rc.d X-BeenThere: freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: obrien@freebsd.org List-Id: "Security issues \[members-only posting\]" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:39:02 -0000 On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 08:51:15PM +0100, Mark Murray wrote: > David O'Brien writes: On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 08:00:19PM +0100, Mark Murray wrote: > > Mark, > > Can you add more about your reasoning why the low-grade entropy should be > > input before the high-quality cached entropy? > > Sure! > I'm presuming that there is sufficient delay after the initial low-grade ... Mark, Thank you for your thoughts. I'll digest it. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)