Perhaps you have configured it to run in a chroot jail and have not fully outfitted the chroot with /dev/random
this is old, but looks to be accurate, at least when talking about the /dev/random file on linux. You didn't even specify what OS you are running on: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Chroot-BIND-HOWTO-2.html -----Original Message----- From: bind-users-bounces+j.tavares=f5....@lists.isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounces+j.tavares=f5....@lists.isc.org] On Behalf Of Warren Kumari Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 12:43 PM To: Khuu, Linh MicroTech Cc: 'bind-users@lists.isc.org' Subject: Re: Question about message "your system is lacking dev/random (or equivalent)" On Apr 13, 2010, at 3:28 PM, Khuu, Linh MicroTech wrote: > I just turned on the dnssec-validation today, and I saw lots of > messages: > > 13-Apr-2010 15:17:17.122 dnssec: debug 3: validating @202be918: > 3e77469i48du24agcu5ftfumd6iocmrk.org NSEC3: verify rdataset > (keyid=47948): You must use the keyboard to create entropy, since > your system is lacking > /dev/random (or equivalent) > > 13-Apr-2010 15:26:35.016 dnssec: debug 3: validating @202bd638: > usps.gov DNSKEY: verify rdataset (keyid=10539): You must use the > keyboard to create entropy, since your system is lacking > /dev/random (or equivalent) > > 13-Apr-2010 15:26:37.385 dnssec: debug 3: validating @202c0e28: > usps.gov SOA: verify rdataset (keyid=43133): You must use the > keyboard to create entropy, since your system is lacking > /dev/random (or equivalent) > > Is this a problem with dnssec on my DNS server? Did you build BIND yourself? When BIND starts does it log anything like: "--with-randomdev=<something>"? What operating system, etc? You haven't really provided very much useful information in your question... DNSSEC needs entropy for signing -- it believes that your system does not provide a useful source of entropy (do you have a /dev/random?) and so it want you to add some. This is not a BIND problem, it is an OS (or more likely configuration issue). W > > Linh Khuu > Network Security Specialist > MicroTech ESS Contract > Office: 410-966-0798 > Pager: 410-232-2350 > Email: linh.k...@ssa.gov > > > _______________________________________________ > bind-users mailing list > bind-users@lists.isc.org > https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users -- If the bad guys have copies of your MD5 passwords, then you have way bigger problems than the bad guys having copies of your MD5 passwords. -- Richard A Steenbergen _______________________________________________ bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users _______________________________________________ bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users