#!/sbin/runscript # Copyright 1999-2007 Gentoo Foundation # Copyright 2007 Roy Marples # All rights reserved # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions # are met: # 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. # 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the # documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. # # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND # ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE # IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE # ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE # FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL # DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS # OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) # HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT # LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY # OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF # SUCH DAMAGE. urandom_seed=${urandom_seed:-${URANDOM_SEED:-/var/run/random-seed}} description="Initializes the random number generator." depend() { need localmount } save_seed() { local poolsize=1 if [ -e /proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize ] ; then poolsize=$(($(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize) / 4096)) fi ( # sub shell to prevent umask pollution umask 077 dd if=/dev/urandom of="${urandom_seed}" count=${poolsize} 2>/dev/null ) } start() { [ -c /dev/urandom ] || return if [ -f "${urandom_seed}" ] ; then ebegin "Initializing random number generator" cat "${urandom_seed}" > /dev/urandom eend $? "Error initializing random number generator" fi rm -f "${urandom_seed}" && save_seed return 0 } stop() { ebegin "Saving random seed" # Carry a random seed from shut-down to start-up; # see documentation in linux/drivers/char/random.c save_seed eend $? "Failed to save random seed" } # vim: set ts=4 :