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Use sysctl(KERN_ARND) to get n bytes, instead of just 4 at a time

and remove fallback code. If somebody is dumb enough to make the
sysctl fail using systrace, he deserves what he gets. Saves 7 syscalls
on process startup.
looks good miod@ ok deraadt@ tedu@
OPENBSD_3_9
otto 19 years ago
parent
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2df5443e38
3 changed files with 16 additions and 51 deletions
  1. +2
    -9
      src/lib/libc/crypt/arc4random.c
  2. +3
    -4
      src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3
  3. +11
    -38
      src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.c

+ 2
- 9
src/lib/libc/crypt/arc4random.c View File

@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
/* $OpenBSD: arc4random.c,v 1.14 2005/06/06 14:57:59 kjell Exp $ */
/* $OpenBSD: arc4random.c,v 1.15 2005/11/30 07:51:02 otto Exp $ */
/*
* Copyright (c) 1996, David Mazieres <dm@uun.org>
@ -99,14 +99,7 @@ arc4_stir(struct arc4_stream *as)
mib[1] = KERN_ARND;
len = sizeof(rnd);
if (sysctl(mib, 2, rnd, &len, NULL, 0) == -1) {
for (i = 0; i < sizeof(rnd) / sizeof(u_int); i ++) {
len = sizeof(u_int);
if (sysctl(mib, 2, &rnd[i * sizeof(u_int)], &len,
NULL, 0) == -1)
break;
}
}
sysctl(mib, 2, rnd, &len, NULL, 0);
arc4_stir_pid = getpid();
arc4_addrandom(as, rnd, sizeof(rnd));


+ 3
- 4
src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3 View File

@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" $OpenBSD: random.3,v 1.17 2003/06/02 20:18:38 millert Exp $
.\" $OpenBSD: random.3,v 1.18 2005/11/30 07:51:02 otto Exp $
.\"
.Dd April 19, 1991
.Dt RANDOM 3
@ -89,9 +89,8 @@ as the seed.
.Pp
The
.Fn srandomdev
routine initializes a state array using the
.Xr arandom 4
random number device which returns good random numbers,
routine initializes a state array using
random numbers obtained from the kernel,
suitable for cryptographic use.
Note that this particular seeding procedure can generate
states which are impossible to reproduce by calling


+ 11
- 38
src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.c View File

@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
/* $OpenBSD: random.c,v 1.14 2005/08/08 08:05:37 espie Exp $ */
/* $OpenBSD: random.c,v 1.15 2005/11/30 07:51:02 otto Exp $ */
/*
* Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
* All rights reserved.
@ -220,17 +220,17 @@ srandom(unsigned int x)
* srandomdev:
*
* Many programs choose the seed value in a totally predictable manner.
* This often causes problems. We seed the generator using the much more
* secure arandom(4) interface. Note that this particular seeding
* procedure can generate states which are impossible to reproduce by
* calling srandom() with any value, since the succeeding terms in the
* state buffer are no longer derived from the LC algorithm applied to
* a fixed seed.
* This often causes problems. We seed the generator using random
* data from the kernel.
* Note that this particular seeding procedure can generate states
* which are impossible to reproduce by calling srandom() with any
* value, since the succeeding terms in the state buffer are no longer
* derived from the LC algorithm applied to a fixed seed.
*/
void
srandomdev(void)
{
int fd, i, mib[2], n;
int mib[2];
size_t len;
if (rand_type == TYPE_0)
@ -238,36 +238,9 @@ srandomdev(void)
else
len = rand_deg * sizeof(state[0]);
/*
* To get seed data, first try reading from /dev/arandom.
* If that fails, try the KERN_ARND sysctl() (one int at a time).
* As a last resort, call srandom().
*/
if ((fd = open("/dev/arandom", O_RDONLY, 0)) != -1 &&
read(fd, (void *) state, len) == (ssize_t) len) {
close(fd);
} else {
if (fd != -1)
close(fd);
mib[0] = CTL_KERN;
mib[1] = KERN_ARND;
n = len / sizeof(int);
len = sizeof(int);
for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
if (sysctl(mib, 2, (char *)((int *)state + i), &len,
NULL, 0) == -1)
break;
}
if (i != n) {
struct timeval tv;
u_int junk;
/* XXX - this could be better */
gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
srandom(getpid() ^ tv.tv_sec ^ tv.tv_usec ^ junk);
return;
}
}
mib[0] = CTL_KERN;
mib[1] = KERN_ARND;
sysctl(mib, 2, state, &len, NULL, 0);
if (rand_type != TYPE_0) {
fptr = &state[rand_sep];


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