Re: Feeding /dev/random with /dev/urandom

From: David Magda (dmagda+trace040423_at_ee.ryerson.ca)
Date: 04/30/04 

Date: 29 Apr 2004 19:10:32 -0400

ermscag@tin.it (erm67) writes:

> I would really prefer to use this method, but named apache2 and
> sendmail use /dev/random at least in my distribution (Fedora 1). In
> apache2 and named the random device has to be indicated at compile
> time so the other solution is to recompile custom rpm to avoid the

Go through the docs for the configuration file. Especially:

SSLRandomSeed startup file:/dev/random 512
SSLRandomSeed connect file:/dev/urandom 512

I'm assuming 'startup' is when Apache2 is initially loaded and you
want a good source of entropy, but 'connect' is when HTTP clients
connects and you don't want the system to block. 

-- 
David Magda <dmagda at ee.ryerson.ca>, http://www.magda.ca/
Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under
the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well 
under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI

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