kern.random.initial_seeding.bypass_before_seeding

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Property Value
OID 1.7ffffefb.7ffffefa.7ffffef9
Description If set non-zero, bypass the random device in requests for random data when the random device is not yet seeded. This is considered dangerous. Ordinarily, the random device will block requests until it is seeded by sufficient entropy.
Label
Type uint8_t
Format CU
Flags
  • RD, Can read the value
  • TUN, Default value is loaded from getenv()
  • RDTUN, RD and TUN
  • NOFETCH, Don't fetch tunable from getenv()
  • MPSAFE, Multiprocessor safe