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List:       freebsd-security
Subject:    RE: randomdev entropy gathering is really weak
From:       Rush Carskadden <rcarskadden () lightrealm ! com>
Date:       2000-07-24 19:18:39
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I was referring to the portion that said:

> If you can't reach a NTP server, you are not connected to the internet. In
> that case you don't need to worry so much about security...

I was not disagreeing with Wollman, I was assisting him in pointing out
Neland's oversight. 

ok,
Rush Carskadden


-----Original Message-----
From: Kris Kennaway [mailto:kris@FreeBSD.ORG]
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 7:14 PM
To: Rush Carskadden
Cc: 'Garrett Wollman'; Leif Neland; security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: RE: randomdev entropy gathering is really weak


On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, Rush Carskadden wrote:

>      It is somewhat troubling to me to think that you may assume the only
> time you need security is when you are connected to the Internet. Picture
a

That's not what he said: 

> Unless, of course, the reason your machine is not connected to the
> Internet is in order that it be able to provide some critical security
> functionality.

i.e. the machine is not connected to the net because it is critical to
security.

Kris

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