On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 10:46:38AM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote: > On 2007-10-31 Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > However, this does _not_ block exim, I was able to send ten more > > messages while entropy stayed firmly below 150. I suspect that current > > gnutls has some safety measure that makes it use lesser quality > > entropy after taking all of the good stuff. > > Iirc gcrypt simply reads from /dev/urandom in this cae. This depletes > entropy the same way reading from /dev/random does.
so, urandom first depletes the "real" entropy and then continues on a PRNG after using all real stuff? Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 3221 2323190 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
