From: laruence Operating system: Linux PHP version: 5.4.7 Package: mcrypt related Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:Use /dev/urandom as default random pool dev
Description: ------------ Hey, mcrypt_create_iv use /dev/random as the default random dev, this will cause some unexpected issues for new users. see: " nils at nm dot cx 19-Jun-2012 12:26 If you use /dev/random you need a well filled entropy pool or the application will block until enough good entropy comes available " http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.mcrypt-create-iv.php Test script: --------------- none Expected result: ---------------- none Actual result: -------------- none -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63146&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63146&r=mysqlcfg