Entropy Problems For Linux In the Cloud

Posted by kdawson on Monday August 3, 2009 @12:29PM from the mehr-Zufälligkeit dept.

CalTrumpet writes "Our research group recently spoke at Black Hat USA on the topic of cloud computing security. One of the interesting outcomes of our research was the discovery that the combination of virtualization technologies and public system images results in a problem for random number generation on guest operating systems. This is especially true for Linux, since its PRNG uses only a small set of entropy-gathering events, and virtual Linux images often generate SSH host keys within seconds of their initial boot. The slides are available; the PRNG vulnerability material begins at slide 63."

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Re:Getting creative by pitchpipe · 2009-08-03 12:52 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Entropy Problems For Linux In the Cloud
Ponder this headline being read by a geek 50 years ago...

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Look where all this talking got us, baby.
Re:who cares? by LordLimecat · 2009-08-03 14:01 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Its a sign of failure when noone even bothers to mod you troll...