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Re: [SECURITY] [DSA 1571-1] New openssl packages fix predictable random number generator



OoO En cette soirée bien amorcée du mardi 13 mai 2008, vers 22:21, "John
Keimel" <john@keimel.com> disait:

>> Since some keys are generated automatically, (e.g. ssh host keys) users will
>> have to regenerate keys,they haven't generated in the first place and might
>> not be aware of their existens.
>> That's bad.
>> 


> The only instructions I've seen for regenerating host keys include
> shutting down the sshd server. This is impossible in some servers I
> have, so is there another way?

Restarting OpenSSH do not close existing connections.
-- 
panic("esp: what could it be... I wonder...");
	2.2.16 /usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/esp.c

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