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> sshd will fork() and chroot() into /var/empty. After the fork(), you can't use the entropy you have because it's shared with the parent (i.e., it's not "entro
by robryk 12y ago
> sshd will fork() and chroot() into /var/empty. After the fork(), you can't use the entropy you have because it's shared with the parent (i.e., it's not "entropic").
What's wrong with generating some random numbers using the parent's entropy pool before fork and using that as the child's entropy pool?