Re: use of add_interrupt_randomness in drivers missing in many drivers

From: Mordechai Ovits (movits@ovits.net)
Date: Thu Oct 19 2000 - 11:43:31 EST


On Wed, Oct 18, 2000 at 05:20:43PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > The only thing needed is to add the SA_SAMPLE_RANDOM flag to request_irq
> > in the drivers.
> >
> > If nobody objects, I'll submit a patch that adds this to network drivers.
>
> Network timing is controllable remotely

Read Bruce Schneier's paper on the design of the Yarrow PRNG. You *can* use
network timings as an entropy source if your PRNG is designed to prevent a
source from being able to effect a compromise.

Mordy

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