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From: "Azarewicz, PiotrX T" <piotrx.t.azarewicz@intel.com>
To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>,
	"Doherty, Declan" <declan.doherty@intel.com>
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 1/1] examples/l2fwd-crypto: improve random key generator
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2016 07:46:33 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4837007523CC9A4B9414D20C13DE6E64136D27B2@IRSMSX102.ger.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <21237364.CLn9ZV8ln9@xps13>

> 2016-05-25 15:34, Piotr Azarewicz:
> > This patch improve generate_random_key() function by replacing rand()
> > function with reading from /dev/urandom.
> >
> > CID 120136 : Calling risky function (DC.WEAK_CRYPTO)
> > dont_call: rand should not be used for security related applications,
> > as linear congruential algorithms are too easy to break
> >
> > Coverity issue: 120136
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Piotr Azarewicz <piotrx.t.azarewicz@intel.com>
> > ---
> >  examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c |   18 +++++++++++++-----
> 
> Is it relevant for this example?

Maybe not. But it don't break anything, and in the end make Coverity tool happy.

Declan, please share your opinion.

  reply	other threads:[~2016-06-08  7:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-05-25 13:34 Piotr Azarewicz
2016-06-07 20:30 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-08  7:46   ` Azarewicz, PiotrX T [this message]
2016-07-11 14:17     ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-07-13 15:54       ` Declan Doherty
2016-07-13 15:55 ` Declan Doherty
2016-07-15 22:09   ` Thomas Monjalon

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