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diff --git a/system/apg/README b/system/apg/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5185c1ddd4 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/apg/README @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +apg (automated password generator) + +apg generates random passwords according to several algorithms. The +default algorithm is pronounceable password generation algorithm +designed by Morrie Gasser and described in 'A Random Word Generator +For Pronounceable Passwords (National Technical Information Service +(NTIS) AD-A-017676)'. + +This SlackBuild by default patches apg to use /dev/urandom rather than +/dev/random for generating random seeds, to avoid apg blocking while +waiting for the kernel to gather more entropy. If you're worried about +this being possibly insecure, first read: + +http://web.archive.org/web/20201109034537/https://www.2uo.de/myths-about-urandom/ + +Then, if you remain unconvinced, you can run this script with +URANDOM=no in the environment to use /dev/random. Remember, apg is +only using this to generate *seeds* for its own built-in PRNG! |