Can you develop a bit about the: > you're surprised? > [you must be new around here!]
I'm new here, and I'd like the reason(s) why you said that. I don't mean to start a useless and finger-pointing debate, I just wanna be put up to speed, that's all. On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Jeffrey Walton <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/ > -- Cordialement, Jonathan Le Vigouroux
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