Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 10:09:26 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.org> To: phk@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: kientzle@acm.org, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Can dhclient rely on /dev/random? Message-ID: <200212290809.gBT89QXb010011@grimreaper.grondar.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 28 Dec 2002 22:19:43 %2B0100." <6360.1041110383@critter.freebsd.dk>
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> >Policy Question: is a fast, high-quality > >/dev/random a gauranteed feature starting with 5.0? > > yes. More like "Yes, effectively". It is a module, and its conceivable under the right (Wrong?) circumstances that this module is not loaded. This would not be the default case, and it breaks Much(tm) if you don't include it. The kernel-building individual would have had to have made a decision to not include the RNG, and as such is assumed to know what she is doing. M -- Mark Murray iumop ap!sdn w,I idlaH To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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