seeding dev/random in 5.5

[Michael Scheidell]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-security at freebsd.org 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-security at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Day
> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 4:59 PM
> To: Doug Barton
> Cc: freebsd-security at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: seeding dev/random in 5.5
> 

Yes, the install I had to do in amsterdam, translating dutch to english
and back is the one I was concerned abot.


> 
> 
Maybe sysinstall could be collecting entropy during the installation  
> and use that for an initial seed if the timeout happens? It wouldn't  
> be perfect, but it'd be better than killing ssh.
> 

Or use my idea of collecting 5 to 10 packets using tcpdump!