SSL (patch 5) - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bear Giles
Subject SSL (patch 5)
Date
Msg-id 200205250430.WAA14404@eris.coyotesong.com
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Responses Re: SSL (patch 5)  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Re: SSL (patch 5)  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Re: SSL (patch 5)  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Re: SSL (patch 5)  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Patch to add initialization from entropy source, either a
file ($HOME/.postgresql/.rand, $DataDir/.rand) or the
/dev/urandom device.

This is intended to reduce the ability of an attacker to
predict our "random" keys.

The random file can be generated with the OpenSSL command:
openssl rand -out .rand 1024.

Bear

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