From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KR1DE-0006Mi-Ug for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:51:13 -0700 Received: from natsu.mindrot.org ([203.209.195.154]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.44) id 1KR1DC-0004EA-4e for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:51:12 -0700 Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 18:51:00 +1000 (EST) From: Damien Miller In-Reply-To: <489994DF.1050400@meduna.org> Message-ID: References: <48996A21.90603@meduna.org> <1218021113.3146.164.camel@vespa.frost.loc> <489994DF.1050400@meduna.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [uml-devel] Couldn't obtain random bytes in sshd - problem in RAND_poll? List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: openssl-dev@openssl.org Cc: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, Stanislav Meduna wrote: > So what should the applications calling openssl actually > do if this happens? Now the ssh/apache/... simply exit, > which is bad (it left me without an access to a remote > box...). Exiting is the best behaviour - continuing without a good source of randomness may compromise cryptographic protocols and even long-term private keys (e.g. if DSA is used). -d ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel