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[gnutls-dev] Re: alternative /dev/random
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Simon Josefsson |
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[gnutls-dev] Re: alternative /dev/random |
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Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:32:40 +0100 |
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FYI, a paper on the flawed /dev/random implemention in Linux.
Are the Debian folks reading this thread? Perhaps someone could
forward our recommendation (i.e., replace the /dev/random device with
something better, such as Jean-Luc's patch below) to them. That would
solve the problem that GnuTLS-applications block on /dev/random.
Jean-Luc Cooke <address@hidden> writes:
> I didn't not write this. I've given up trying to convince people of the
> problems with the Linux RNG long ago.
>
> http://eprint.iacr.org/2006/086
>
> It's worth mentioning that they said using a simpler RNG would have been
> better than using the RNG we have now. That's almost insulting.
>
> JLC
>
> ps. My out-of-date Fortuna RNG page: http://jlcooke.ca/random/
>
> -
> Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system
> Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/