Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:08:12 -0500 From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: Darren Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD Errata Notice FreeBSD-EN-14:01.random Message-ID: <52D6DC9C.3060007@sentex.net> In-Reply-To: <52D6D93F.7020600@bluerosetech.com> References: <201401142011.s0EKBoi7082738@freefall.freebsd.org> <52D6BF9C.8070405@bluerosetech.com> <52D6D5C7.80200@sentex.net> <52D6D93F.7020600@bluerosetech.com>
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On 1/15/2014 1:53 PM, Darren Pilgrim wrote: > > Yes, that's an obvious consequence of a compromised RNG; but that's not > what I was asking. I'm asking how the attacker could compromise the > hardware RNG without also obtaining effectively unfettered access to the > entire system. I think the fear is at manufacturing time. i.e. the suspicion is that some govt agency asked a design weakness be built in. Whether thats true or a reasonable fear or not, I am not one to say.... ---Mike -- ------------------- Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400 Sentex Communications, mike@sentex.net Providing Internet services since 1994 www.sentex.net Cambridge, Ontario Canada http://www.tancsa.com/
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