<<On Sat, 19 Jul 2014 17:02:09 -0400 (EDT), Benjamin Kaduk <[email protected]> said: > I think there is a lot of value in providing a syscall interface which can > be the default way for applications to retrieve random bits. The OpenBSD guys have proposed a new posix_XXXX_random() family of interfaces (XXXX being undecided as yet) to the Austin Group, specifically for this purpose. We should implement it. (It need not be a direct system-call interface, but for security it should not rely on being able to open any particular file or device.) -GAWollman _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"