Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 14:53:57 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: randomdev entropy gathering is really weak Message-ID: <200007211253.OAA00377@grimreaper.grondar.za> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007210345170.13729-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> ; from Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> "Fri, 21 Jul 2000 03:46:31 MST." References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007210345170.13729-100000@freefall.freebsd.org>
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> > What about saving the state of the RNG and re-reading it on bootup? That > > will allow Yarrow to continue right where it left off. :-) > > That's a bad thing. You don't want someone to be able to examine the exact > PRNG state at next boot by looking at your hard disk after the machine has > shut down. It is a Yarrow-mandated procedure. Please read the Yarrow paper. If they can do that, they have either the console (==root) or they have root. Either way, who cares what they know about your machine, they have the whole darn thing :-O. M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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