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

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Author: Andreas Metzler
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Subject: [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 #8 from Andreas Metzler <eximusers@???> 2008-02-01 18:29:37 ---
(In reply to comment #6)
> Exim closing a connection when given STARTTLS and not logging anything sounds
> suspiciously as though its exploding when trying to negotiate - SEGV or
> similar. I guess we need to discuss this with the Gnu TLS guys.
>
> What happens if there is a race on the randomseed file?


According to the docs, nothing bad, since there is no locking: "Multiple
instances of the applications sharing the same random seed file can be started
in parallel, in which case they will read out the same pool and then race for
updating          it (the last update overwrites earlier updates)."


cu andreas


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