[sr-dev] git:5.2:dde78715: tls: docs - documented cryptorand engine for prng
Daniel-Constantin Mierla
miconda at gmail.com
Mon Oct 7 15:17:08 CEST 2019
Module: kamailio
Branch: 5.2
Commit: dde78715ce88c8bfb6530559fcaa3a182ca72af7
URL: https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/commit/dde78715ce88c8bfb6530559fcaa3a182ca72af7
Author: Daniel-Constantin Mierla <miconda at gmail.com>
Committer: Daniel-Constantin Mierla <miconda at gmail.com>
Date: 2019-10-07T15:16:27+02:00
tls: docs - documented cryptorand engine for prng
(cherry picked from commit 398641926648a32b635f39f655ae3231038b9c3d)
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Modified: src/modules/tls/doc/params.xml
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Diff: https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/commit/dde78715ce88c8bfb6530559fcaa3a182ca72af7.diff
Patch: https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/commit/dde78715ce88c8bfb6530559fcaa3a182ca72af7.patch
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diff --git a/src/modules/tls/doc/params.xml b/src/modules/tls/doc/params.xml
index 6028642b5f..dc6494c2db 100644
--- a/src/modules/tls/doc/params.xml
+++ b/src/modules/tls/doc/params.xml
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ end
is not designed for multi-process applications and can result in a crash.
Therefore set the PRNG engine to one of the options listed in this
section. If libssl 1.1.x (or newer) is detected at compile time, then
- the PRNG engine is set to "fastrand".
+ the PRNG engine is set to "cryptorand".
</para>
<para>
The following options are avaialble:
@@ -1259,10 +1259,16 @@ end
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>krand - use internal kam_rand() function</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>fastrand - use internal fastrand function</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>cryptorand - use internal cryptorand (fortuna) function</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ Note: the krand and fastrand engines are not recommended for use on
+ systems requiring strong security, as they may not generate numbers
+ with enough randomness.
+ </para>
<para>
The default value is empty (not set) for libssl v1.0.x or older, and
- "fastrand" for libssl v1.1.x or newer.
+ "cryptorand" for libssl v1.1.x or newer.
</para>
<example>
<title>Set <varname>rand_engine</varname> parameter</title>
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