Re: seeding dev/random in 5.5



--- Michael Scheidell <scheidell@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

R. B. Rid*** wrote:
--- Michael Scheidell <scheidell@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I think that during the first reboot after a fresh install
the kern.random.sys sysctl settings are already orderly
before rc.d/sshd is called...

If yes, then sending some pings should do the trick... Or
not? I mean: NETWORKING should already be provided at that point...

I am not sure I understand what you are saying in the context of my
question.


I mean:
Instead of changing a rc.d script u or ur friend could just send some pings
to
the deeply buried box...


why would that help?

if (without changing rc file) /dev/random isn't seeded by networking,
why wold a ping help?

I was under the impression, that
kern.random.sys.harvest.ethernet
is
1
by default.

That would mean, that ethernet traffic to that deeply buried box should feed
that /dev/random until it is fat and round...

Why do u believe, that /dev/random isnt seeded by networking?

-Arne

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