Full Disclosure: Re: Ubuntu: reseed(8), random.org, and HTTP request

[Jonathan Le Vigouroux <jonathan.levigouroux () gmail com>]

Can you develop a bit about the:
> you're surprised?
>  [you must be new around here!]
I'm new here, and I'd like the reason(s) why you said that.

I don't mean to start a useless and finger-pointing debate, I just wanna be
put up to speed, that's all.

On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 3:23 AM, coderman <coderman () gmail com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 9:04 PM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>
> wrote:
> > > Ubuntu's reseed(8) can be used to seed the PRNG state of a host. The
> > > script is run when the package installed, and anytime su executes the
> > > script.
> > ... someone thought this was a good idea.
> >  [an entropy pool remotely biased by MitM attacker, maybe?]
> :)
>
> > > reseed(8) performs a unsecured HTTP request to random.org for its
> > > bits, despite random.org offering HTTPS services.
> > https doesn't help if your host entropy pool is poorly seeded.
> >  [SSL/TLS needs entropy for authenticity/privacy.]
> >
> >
> > > The Ubuntu Security Team took no interest when contacted by email (no
> > > reply); the point of contact listed in the man pages took no interest
> > > when contacted by email (no reply); and a launcher bug report was not
> > > acted upon (
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/reseed/+bug/804594).
> > you're surprised?
> Hardly - listed for completeness.
>
> >  [you must be new around here!]
> Jeff
>
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Cordialement,
Jonathan Le Vigouroux

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