Mac OS RNG / Hurd / Mach

[Werner Koch]

 || On Mon, 02 Jul 2001 18:15:15 -0400
 || John Kane <jkane89 at softhome.net> wrote: 

 >> rndunix doesn't yield anything reasonably random
 wk> STOP USING GNUPG UNDER MAC OS X AND
 wk> REVOKE ALL THE KEYS YOU HAVE CREATED

 jk> Does the same problem affect the Gnu/Hurd and systems

Markus Brinkmann is currently working on a /dev/random server for the
HURD.

 jk> which use the Mach kernel?  Or, is this a Mac-only snafu?

I can't tell in general.  For the Mac the situation might not be so
dangerous as it appeared the first time a heard of this.  But better
be a little bit paranoid than to foster the use of a possible insecure
system ;-)

Ciao,

  Werner

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