On Wed, Oct 25, 2000 at 10:35:55AM +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: > > I see the opposite. I see that without writing to the /dev/random > > device I get a cons is an object that cares fortune 99+% of the time > > on my first login. With it, I see more decently random fortunes (but > > I haven't done a statistical analysis of them to see how random things > > are). > > Is it just me, or have there been more problems achieving > real statistical randomness since /dev/random went in, than > at any other time in BSD history? > > I booted a 1.5 system a couple of times for grins. > > It gives you a different fortune each time. The issue is one of seeding the device strongly. If all you care about is getting a different fortune when you boot then seeding with e.g. the system boot time would be enough, but obviously it doesnt make /dev/random cryptographically secure. Kris To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
