On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 05:45:02PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> + *) Add automatic query of EGD sockets in RAND_poll() for the unix variant.
> + If an EGD or PRNGD is running and enough entropy is returned, automatic
> + seeding like with /dev/[u]random will be performed.
> + Positions tried are: /etc/entropy, /var/run/egd-pool.
> + [Lutz Jaenicke]
Is /etc/entropy a standard location for EGD? Otherwise, and maybe
even if it is, I'd prefer an explicit file name such as /etc/egd-pool
instead of /etc/entropy. The reason is that, judging from its name,
/etc/entropy could be about anything (a symlink to /dev/random or
whatever), but EGD has a very specific interface design; and for those
who find /etc/{entropy,egd-pool} and are curious what is used for,
"egd" is a better term for grepping through the documentation or
searching the web. (It will probably be obvious from the context that
"egd" does not refer to esophagogastroduodenoscopy, even though the
querying procedure is similar. And a web search for "egd pool" is
likely to show up pages that are about the Entropy Gathering Daemon.)
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