[Python-Dev] RNG in the core (original) (raw)
Victor Stinner victor.stinner at gmail.com
Wed Jan 4 04:30:06 CET 2012
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(or is /dev/urandom still available in a chroot?)
Last time that I played with chroot, I "binded" /dev and /proc. Many programs rely on specific devices like /dev/null.
Python should not refuse to start if /dev/urandom (or CryptoGen) is missing or cannot be used, but should use a weak fallback.
Victor
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