Re: ssh, /dev/urandom

[kilobug@freesurf.fr (Gaël Le Mignot)]

Philip a écrit : 

 > 2.  Does ssh only use urandom once, that is to generate keys while it is
 > configuring?  Again I have assumed yes.

ssh-keygen uses /dev/random to generate keys.
ssh and sshd uses /dev/urandom when they need weak random bits, like for
creating the temporary symetric key. At least, it's how I understand it.

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