On 08/02/2010 10:47 PM, I wrote: > We have been discussing the importance of a unique random-seed > file each system. This is important even for systems that boot > from read-only media such as CD. > > To make this somewhat more practical, I have written a script > to remix a .iso image so as to add one or more last-minute files. > The leading application (but probably not the only application) > is adding random-seed files.
I just now put up new-and-improved versions of these software tools, and a web page summarizing the situation. See http://www.av8n.com/computer/htm/fixup-live-cd.htm Status: *) Worst-case customization time: about a minute on my laptop. *) Best case: Less than 1 second. *) The best case is the typical case, if you are making many disks. *) The checksums in md5sum.txt are properly recomputed. *) Better usage messages, better comments. *) The supporting tools are now more robust and more generally useful: -- Hacking ISO 9660 images -- Hacking md5sum lists. Comments and suggestions are welcome. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to majord...@metzdowd.com