RE: Handling missing random number generator

2008-01-13 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
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RE: Handling missing random number generator

2008-01-13 Thread urjit_gokhale
Original message >Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:42:36 -0800 >From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The easiest way is to have the user install a random > device. There's ones out there > for Solaris all the way back to version 2.5.1 > > However, keep in mind that al

RE: Handling missing random number generator

2008-01-12 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
The easiest way is to have the user install a random device. There's ones out there for Solaris all the way back to version 2.5.1 However, keep in mind that all but the latest /dev/random devices out there do not generate very good random numbers, the newer ones use the Yarrow engine, but the ver