Closed Bug 1146803 Opened 10 years ago Closed 10 years ago

The documentation should use /dev/random instead of /dev/urandom

Categories

(Cloud Services :: Web Site - Deprecated, defect)

Product:
Cloud Services
Component:
Web Site - Deprecated
Platform:
x86_64
Linux
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED INVALID

People

(Reporter: julienw, Unassigned)

Details

Found on https://docs.services.mozilla.com/howtos/run-sync-1.5.html : $ head -c 20 /dev/urandom | sha1sum db8a203aed5fe3e4594d4b75990acb76242efd35 - I think we should just use /dev/random here, there is no need to use a non-blocking generator for a one-time use. Moreover, urandom is insecure (source: http://www.2uo.de/myths-about-urandom/).
Forget about me, I'm dumb.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 10 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
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