[tor-bugs] #10676 [Tor]: Verify urandom-style RNG is seeded before generating ID keys
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#10676: Verify urandom-style RNG is seeded before generating ID keys
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Reporter: nickm | Owner:
Type: enhancement | Status: needs_review
Priority: major | Milestone: Tor: 0.2.5.x-final
Component: Tor | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords: tor-server rng urandom startup
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Comment (by cypherpunks):
FreeBSD never block /dev/random, and /dev/urandom is link to random there.
OpenBSD have no /dev/random if no hardware RNG.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10676#comment:5>
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