clarify requirement for egd

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 616b9a0ffa4a3105dd8263992d30be8606f4fab2..76b85d6d8369d39d6d62e285c6b145366c01d352 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ You will need working installations of Zlib and OpenSSL.
 Zlib:
 http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/
 
 Zlib:
 http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/
 

-OpenSSL:
+OpenSSL 0.9.5a or greater:

 http://www.openssl.org/
 
 RPMs of OpenSSL are available in the support/ directory of the OpenSSH 
 http://www.openssl.org/
 
 RPMs of OpenSSL are available in the support/ directory of the OpenSSH 


@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ passphrase requester. This is maintained separately at:
 http://www.ntrnet.net/~jmknoble/software/x11-ssh-askpass/index.html
 
 If you are planning to use OpenSSH on a Unix which lacks a Kernel random
 http://www.ntrnet.net/~jmknoble/software/x11-ssh-askpass/index.html
 
 If you are planning to use OpenSSH on a Unix which lacks a Kernel random

-number generator (/dev/urandom), you will need to install the Entropy
+number generator (/dev/urandom), you may want to install the Entropy

 Gathering Daemon (or similar). You will also need to specify the 
 Gathering Daemon (or similar). You will also need to specify the 

---with-egd-pool option to ./configure.
+--with-egd-pool option to ./configure. OpenSSH 2.0 includes some 
+peliminary built-in randomness collection, but it is not as well 
+tested as EGD.

 
 EGD:
 http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/
 
 EGD:
 http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/


@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ random numbers (the default is /dev/urandom). Unless you are absolutly
 sure of what you are doing, it is best to leave this alone.
 
 --with-egd-pool=/some/file allows you to enable Entropy Gathering
 sure of what you are doing, it is best to leave this alone.
 
 --with-egd-pool=/some/file allows you to enable Entropy Gathering

-Daemon support and to specify a EGD pool socket. You will need to
+Daemon support and to specify a EGD pool socket. You may want to

 use this if your Unix does not support the /dev/urandom device (or
 similar). The file argument refers to the EGD pool file, not the 
 EGD program itself. Please refer to the EGD documentation.
 use this if your Unix does not support the /dev/urandom device (or
 similar). The file argument refers to the EGD pool file, not the 
 EGD program itself. Please refer to the EGD documentation.

diff --git a/README b/README
index 450d81c5cce445d183470477a6c456d7bb8fe4fa..eaacfc542a90965a995f446947a3cd8b646e06b2 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ all logins, not just when using password authentication.
 OpenSSH depends on Zlib[2], OpenSSL[3] and optionally PAM[4] and
 Dante[6]. To build the GNOME[5] pass-phrase requester
 (--with-gnome-askpass), you will need the GNOME libraries installed.
 OpenSSH depends on Zlib[2], OpenSSL[3] and optionally PAM[4] and
 Dante[6]. To build the GNOME[5] pass-phrase requester
 (--with-gnome-askpass), you will need the GNOME libraries installed.

-If you are building OpenSSH on a Unix which lacks a kernel random
-number pool (/dev/random), you will need to install EGD[1]. 

 
 There is now several mailing lists for this port of OpenSSH. Please
 refer to http://violet.ibs.com.au/openssh/list.html for details on how
 
 There is now several mailing lists for this port of OpenSSH. Please
 refer to http://violet.ibs.com.au/openssh/list.html for details on how