Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 16:32:20 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: "No@SPAM@mgEDV.net" <nospam@mgedv.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern.randompid: jot generation senseful? Message-ID: <20060509143220.GA31226@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <000a01c67362$f3d1f3d0$01010101@avalon.lan> References: <000a01c67362$f3d1f3d0$01010101@avalon.lan>
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On Tue, May 09, 2006 at 02:20:25PM +0200, No@SPAM@mgEDV.net wrote: > [asked on -security before, but no answer, maybe here's more traffic ;-)] > > hi, > > is a random pid generation really a security enhancement? Yes, but a fairly minor one. > > if yes, would it make sense to setup something like: > --> sysctl kern.randompid=`jot -r 1 500 2000` > in cron to be executed every X mins/hrs? No, that would not make any sense. What would you be expecting to achieve by that? > > and finally, what are the recommended minimum (security) > and maximum (performance) values for kern.randompid? -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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