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Date:	Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:08:27 -0700
From:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
To:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
CC:	Kees Cook <kees.cook@...onical.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jakub Jelinek <jakub@...hat.com>, libc-alpha@...rceware.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ELF: implement AT_RANDOM for future glibc use

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Roland McGrath wrote:
> What glibc wants is some bits with a strength of randomness chosen by the
> kernel, and not to worry about the details.  I think the strength applied
> to mmap and stack randomization is good enough for AT_RANDOM.

I think the decision about the pool should be hidden behind some
interface.  I agree, the AT_RANDOM data and ASLR can live with the same
type of data.

But perhaps we can make the interface a bid more complex for SUID and
uid==0 binaries.

Also, for platforms with cheap random data sources (VIA Padlock,
hopefully more in future).

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➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖
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