On Tue, May 09, 2006 at 02:20:25PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED]@mgEDV.net wrote: > [asked on -security before, but no answer, maybe here's more traffic ;-)] > > hi, > > is a random pid generation really a security enhancement?
Yes, but a fairly minor one. > > if yes, would it make sense to setup something like: > --> sysctl kern.randompid=`jot -r 1 500 2000` > in cron to be executed every X mins/hrs? No, that would not make any sense. What would you be expecting to achieve by that? > > and finally, what are the recommended minimum (security) > and maximum (performance) values for kern.randompid? -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
