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clarify requirement for egd

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Damien Miller 2000-04-30 09:43:41 +10:00
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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ You will need working installations of Zlib and OpenSSL.
Zlib: Zlib:
http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/ http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/
OpenSSL: OpenSSL 0.9.5a or greater:
http://www.openssl.org/ http://www.openssl.org/
RPMs of OpenSSL are available in the support/ directory of the OpenSSH RPMs of OpenSSL are available in the support/ directory of the OpenSSH
@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ passphrase requester. This is maintained separately at:
http://www.ntrnet.net/~jmknoble/software/x11-ssh-askpass/index.html http://www.ntrnet.net/~jmknoble/software/x11-ssh-askpass/index.html
If you are planning to use OpenSSH on a Unix which lacks a Kernel random If you are planning to use OpenSSH on a Unix which lacks a Kernel random
number generator (/dev/urandom), you will need to install the Entropy number generator (/dev/urandom), you may want to install the Entropy
Gathering Daemon (or similar). You will also need to specify the Gathering Daemon (or similar). You will also need to specify the
--with-egd-pool option to ./configure. --with-egd-pool option to ./configure. OpenSSH 2.0 includes some
peliminary built-in randomness collection, but it is not as well
tested as EGD.
EGD: EGD:
http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/ http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/
@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ random numbers (the default is /dev/urandom). Unless you are absolutly
sure of what you are doing, it is best to leave this alone. sure of what you are doing, it is best to leave this alone.
--with-egd-pool=/some/file allows you to enable Entropy Gathering --with-egd-pool=/some/file allows you to enable Entropy Gathering
Daemon support and to specify a EGD pool socket. You will need to Daemon support and to specify a EGD pool socket. You may want to
use this if your Unix does not support the /dev/urandom device (or use this if your Unix does not support the /dev/urandom device (or
similar). The file argument refers to the EGD pool file, not the similar). The file argument refers to the EGD pool file, not the
EGD program itself. Please refer to the EGD documentation. EGD program itself. Please refer to the EGD documentation.

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@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ all logins, not just when using password authentication.
OpenSSH depends on Zlib[2], OpenSSL[3] and optionally PAM[4] and OpenSSH depends on Zlib[2], OpenSSL[3] and optionally PAM[4] and
Dante[6]. To build the GNOME[5] pass-phrase requester Dante[6]. To build the GNOME[5] pass-phrase requester
(--with-gnome-askpass), you will need the GNOME libraries installed. (--with-gnome-askpass), you will need the GNOME libraries installed.
If you are building OpenSSH on a Unix which lacks a kernel random
number pool (/dev/random), you will need to install EGD[1].
There is now several mailing lists for this port of OpenSSH. Please There is now several mailing lists for this port of OpenSSH. Please
refer to http://violet.ibs.com.au/openssh/list.html for details on how refer to http://violet.ibs.com.au/openssh/list.html for details on how