Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 21:26:21 -0400 (EDT) From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> To: Adam Back <adam@cypherspace.org> Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: yarrow & /dev/random Message-ID: <200008270126.VAA70297@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <200008262032.PAA05849@cypherspace.org> References: <200008261533.e7QFXUp25804@grimreaper.grondar.za> <200008262032.PAA05849@cypherspace.org>
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[Discussion redirected to -security.] <<On Sat, 26 Aug 2000 15:32:38 -0500, Adam Back <adam@cypherspace.org> said: > quality randomness from generic PC hardware. There is real entropy in > that mouse swirl and keyboard input. In most of the applications where people really care (i.e., servers), there is no mouse or keyboard input. -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | O Siem / We are all family / O Siem / We're all the same wollman@lcs.mit.edu | O Siem / The fires of freedom Opinions not those of| Dance in the burning flame MIT, LCS, CRS, or NSA| - Susan Aglukark and Chad Irschick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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