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diff --git a/WARNING.RNG b/WARNING.RNG index ae43930a7..5d4ea8753 100644 --- a/WARNING.RNG +++ b/WARNING.RNG | |||
@@ -44,16 +44,16 @@ the specified program. | |||
44 | 44 | ||
45 | The random number code will also read and save a seed file to | 45 | The random number code will also read and save a seed file to |
46 | ~/.ssh/prng_seed. This contents of this file are added to the random | 46 | ~/.ssh/prng_seed. This contents of this file are added to the random |
47 | number generator at startup. The goal here is to maintain as much | 47 | number generator at startup. The goal here is to maintain as much |
48 | randomness between sessions as possible. | 48 | randomness between sessions as possible. |
49 | 49 | ||
50 | The default entropy collection code has two main problems: | 50 | The default entropy collection code has two main problems: |
51 | 51 | ||
52 | 1. It is slow. | 52 | 1. It is slow. |
53 | 53 | ||
54 | Executing each program in the list can take a large amount of time, | 54 | Executing each program in the list can take a large amount of time, |
55 | especially on slower machines. Additionally some program can take a | 55 | especially on slower machines. Additionally some program can take a |
56 | disproportionate time to execute. | 56 | disproportionate time to execute. |
57 | 57 | ||
58 | Tuning the default entropy collection code is difficult at this point. | 58 | Tuning the default entropy collection code is difficult at this point. |
59 | It requires doing 'times ./ssh-rand-helper' and modifying the | 59 | It requires doing 'times ./ssh-rand-helper' and modifying the |
@@ -93,4 +93,4 @@ If you are forced to use ssh-rand-helper consider still downloading | |||
93 | prngd/egd and configure OpenSSH using --with-prngd-port=xx or | 93 | prngd/egd and configure OpenSSH using --with-prngd-port=xx or |
94 | --with-prngd-socket=xx (refer to INSTALL for more information). | 94 | --with-prngd-socket=xx (refer to INSTALL for more information). |
95 | 95 | ||
96 | $Id: WARNING.RNG,v 1.5 2002/04/14 13:16:05 djm Exp $ | 96 | $Id: WARNING.RNG,v 1.6 2003/11/21 12:48:55 djm Exp $ |