Re: randomizing tcp port binding..

[Werner Koch]

Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> A quick check seems to indicate that /dev/random won't be able to
> provide enough data for generating ephemeral port numbers unless the
> system is *very* lightly loaded.

And please do not use /dev/urandom either - it would provide enough data 
but empties the random pool, so that /dev/random will practically always 
block while waiting for new entropy.  You don't need cryptographic
strong random numbers.

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Werner Koch at guug.de           www.gnupg.org           keyid 621CC013

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