Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 10:52:41 -0500 From: Dan Moschuk <dan@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Brad Knowles <blk@skynet.be> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org>, Dan Moschuk <dan@FreeBSD.ORG>, Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>, Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>, audit@FreeBSD.ORG, Warner Losh <imp@village.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: <19991130105241.A279@spirit.jaded.net> In-Reply-To: <v04205504b46953e472c1@[195.238.21.204]>; from blk@skynet.be on Tue, Nov 30, 1999 at 11:16:29AM %2B0100 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9911291427180.19254-100000@hub.freebsd.org> <v04205504b46953e472c1@[195.238.21.204]>
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| > If we were to use Yarrow, we get the review for free by virtue of it being | > designed & reviewed by a professional cryptographer. | | Regardless of who the designer was, I think we need a review by | an independent third party. | | The fact that Yarrow is a respected professional cryptographer | would raise the bar and should make it less likely that there are | really glaring stupid problems, and might require that we find | someone of higher caliber than perhaps we might otherwise have sought | out. | | But I don't think this eliminates the need for a review by an | independent third party. Right, but I think you miss the point. Yarrow WILL be reviewed by third parties whether it is in our kernel or not. -- Dan Moschuk (TFreak!dan@freebsd.org) "Cure for global warming: One giant heatsink and dual fans!" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-audit" in the body of the message
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