Bug 449800 – /etc/init.d/[rngd|havegd] should depend on "before net" like /etc/init.d/timer_entropyd

• Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Toralf Förster 2013-01-02 18:10:49 UTC]

just to ensure that any SSH/SSL services get benefit from them.

[Comment 1 Kacper Kowalik (Xarthisius) (RETIRED) 2013-01-02 19:10:25 UTC]

I'd would be nice if you gave some hints regarding what package are you talking about

[Comment 2 Toralf Förster 2013-01-02 19:30:03 UTC]

(In reply to comment #1)
> I'd would be nice if you gave some hints regarding what package are you
> talking about

ick, ofc :

sys-apps/rng-tools
sys-apps/haveged

both are entropy daemons like the already mentioned sys-apps/timer_entropyd

(and FWIW there's a package media-sound/audio-entropyd which seems to be in the wrong category IMHO and that's init.d file should be adapted too BTW.

[Comment 3 Diego Elio Pettenò (RETIRED) 2013-01-03 00:10:17 UTC]

No, not really.

rngd, haveged, timer_entropyd, ... all "provide entropy".

It should be SSL-software that should "use entropy".

[Comment 4 Toralf Förster 2013-12-22 11:05:30 UTC]

(In reply to Diego Elio Pettenò from comment #3)
> It should be SSL-software that should "use entropy".
right - but what's about WLAN ?  (b/c then net.wl* should use it too)