kern.random.initial_seeding

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Property Value
OID 1.7ffffefb.7ffffefa
Description Initial seeding control and information
Label
Type node
Format N
Flags
  • RD, Can read the value
  • WR, Can write the value
  • RW, RD and WR
  • MPSAFE, Multiprocessor safe


Children:
Child Description
kern.random.initial_seeding.disable_bypass_warnings If non-zero, do not log a warning if the 'bypass_before_seeding' knob is enabled and a request is submitted prior to initial seeding.
kern.random.initial_seeding.arc4random_bypassed_before_seeding If non-zero, the random device was bypassed when initially seeding the kernel arc4random(9), because the 'bypass_before_seeding' knob was enabled and a request was submitted prior to initial seeding.
kern.random.initial_seeding.read_random_bypassed_before_seeding If non-zero, the random device was bypassed because the 'bypass_before_seeding' knob was enabled and a request was submitted prior to initial seeding.
kern.random.initial_seeding.bypass_before_seeding 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.