Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 9 Apr 2001 02:15:51 +0200 | From | Andi Kleen <> | Subject | Re: Sources of entropy - /dev/random problem for network servers |
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On Sun, Apr 08, 2001 at 11:46:21PM +0100, Alex Bligh - linux-kernel wrote: > The following patch fixes eepro100.c - others can be > patched similarly.
Problem is that it allows someone with sniffer access to your network to make a pretty good estimate of your random pool. If you search the archives there was a big discussion about it some months ago. Currently there is no good solution, except for using add-on hardware that offers randomness (that can be as simple as a spare sound card with some noise input)
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