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On Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:15:03 -0700
Arthur Mesh wrote:


> Has it been considered that /dev/random being "rw-rw-rw-" may be a bad
> idea? What's the benefit of allowing unprivileged users reseeding
> yarrow? Perhaps restricting it to "rw-r--r--" is a part of the
> solution that may address potential system overwhelm by unprivileged
> users?

As currently implemented it's completely harmless.