On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 3:23 AM, coderman <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 9:04 PM, Jeffrey Walton <[email protected]> wrote: >> Ubuntu's reseed(8) can be used to seed the PRNG state of a host. The >> script is run when the package installed, and anytime su executes the >> script. > > ... someone thought this was a good idea. > [an entropy pool remotely biased by MitM attacker, maybe?] :)
>> reseed(8) performs a unsecured HTTP request to random.org for its >> bits, despite random.org offering HTTPS services. > > https doesn't help if your host entropy pool is poorly seeded. > [SSL/TLS needs entropy for authenticity/privacy.] > > >> The Ubuntu Security Team took no interest when contacted by email (no >> reply); the point of contact listed in the man pages took no interest >> when contacted by email (no reply); and a launcher bug report was not >> acted upon (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/reseed/+bug/804594). > > you're surprised? Hardly - listed for completeness. > [you must be new around here!] Jeff _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
