kern.random.initial_seeding.bypass_before_seeding
| Added to DB |
2025-04-26 (FreeBSD 14.0-CURRENT, kernel 1400067) |
| Last DB update |
2025-04-26 (FreeBSD 14.0-CURRENT, kernel 1400067) |
| OID | 1. [dyn]. [dyn]. [dyn] |
| Name | kern.random.initial_seeding.bypass_before_seeding |
| 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. |
| Type | uint8_t |
| Format | CU |
| Flags | RD, TUN, MPSAFE, NOFETCH |
| Label | |
| Handler | Defined |