[exim-dev] [Bug 654] [GnuTLS] [patch] Use a random seed file…

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Autor: Nigel Metheringham
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Temat: [exim-dev] [Bug 654] [GnuTLS] [patch] Use a random seed file to limit entropy usage
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http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=654




--- Comment #2 from Nigel Metheringham <nigel@???> 2008-01-18 12:31:17 ---
1. Is the spool directory the right place for a random seed?
[I don't really have a problem with this]

2. Technically a spool directory can be shared - hence the 
   localhost_number parameter. 
   Having a hard coded file path means that in this case the
   seed file would also be shared.
   a. Is this a bad thing?
   b. How do we mitigate it (either use localhost_number or
      make the filename a parameter)
   c. Should we make the file path a parameter anyway?



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