problems with the MIPS randomness and OpenVPN impact
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:31 am
Looks like there may be some issues with entropy harvesting in MIPS Linux which forms the basis of a lot of distributions, such as OpenWRT and Gargoyle.
http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/MI ... 53097.html (In German) is a good overview.
It points to https://lists.openwrt.org/pipermail/ope ... 21318.html
Does anyone know if this has an impact on key generation for OpenVPN running on a Mips based Gargoyle?
Can I do anything to do better key generation on the router? Could I generate keys on a different platform (a Linux machine) and then use then on my router?
Not related directly, but the discussion on the Intel RNG instructions at https://plus.google.com/u/0/11709138045 ... Dcoemc9V3J is wonderful to read ask well.
http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/MI ... 53097.html (In German) is a good overview.
It points to https://lists.openwrt.org/pipermail/ope ... 21318.html
Does anyone know if this has an impact on key generation for OpenVPN running on a Mips based Gargoyle?
Can I do anything to do better key generation on the router? Could I generate keys on a different platform (a Linux machine) and then use then on my router?
Not related directly, but the discussion on the Intel RNG instructions at https://plus.google.com/u/0/11709138045 ... Dcoemc9V3J is wonderful to read ask well.