On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 10:01 PM, <cr...@animalhead.com> wrote: > Many of you know that the random number generator /dev/random > is subject to delays when it has "not accumulated enough entropy", > which is to say randomness. These delays are said to be longer > on Linux /dev/random that on some other Unices. They occur > particularly after a system is booted, which I hear is a regular > occurrence on some smoke-test systems.
FWIW, I did a visitcpan scan of distributions that match the string "/dev/random/" in lib/. No guarantees that they actually *use* it -- they might just mention it in comments/docs, but here's a watch list that might need further exploration: ADAMK/Crypt-DSA-1.16.tar.gz AWKAY/Apache/Apache-SiteControl-1.01.tar.gz AWKAY/Apache2/Apache2-SiteControl-1.05.tar.gz BOBTFISH/Catalyst-Plugin-Session-0.29.tar.gz CHROMATIC/Crypt-CipherSaber-1.00.tar.gz CZBSD/Myco-0.01.tar.gz DAGOLDEN/Getopt-Lucid-0.18.tar.gz DMALONE/Crypt-IDA/Crypt-IDA-0.01.tar.gz DMUEY/Data-Rand-0.0.4.tar.gz FLORA/Net-SSLeay-1.35.tar.gz FREQUENCY/Math-Random-ISAAC-1.001.tar.gz JDHEDDEN/Math-Random-MT-Auto-4.13.00.tar.gz JDHEDDEN/Math-Random-MT-Auto-6.14.tar.gz JHOWELL/FAQ-OMatic-2.717.tar.gz JHOWELL/FAQ-OMatic-2.719.tar.gz JMASON/IPC-DirQueue-1.0.tar.gz MBROOKS/String-Urandom-0.10.tar.gz MSCHOUT/Apache-AuthTicket-0.90.tar.gz MUIR/modules/Qpsmtpd-Plugin-Quarantine-1.02.tar.gz NUFFIN/Crypt-Random-Source-0.03.tar.gz OPI/Apache2-POST200-0.05.tar.gz PTANDLER/PBib/Bundle-PBib-2.08.01.tar.gz PTANDLER/PBib/Bundle-PBib-2.08.tar.gz SMUELLER/Statistics-Test-RandomWalk-0.01.tar.gz SMUELLER/Statistics-Test-Sequence-0.01.tar.gz SOMMERB/Myco-1.22.tar.gz VIPUL/Crypt-Random-1.25.tar.gz ZEFRAM/Data-Entropy-0.005.tar.gz -- David
