#8024 NORM 8.2.1: Browse hangs on startup

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#8024: Browse hangs on startup
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   Reporter:  tomeu      |       Owner:  dsaxena      
       Type:  defect     |      Status:  assigned     
   Priority:  normal     |   Milestone:  8.2.1        
  Component:  kernel     |     Version:  not specified
 Resolution:             |    Keywords:               
Next_action:  never set  |    Verified:  0            
  Blockedby:             |    Blocking:               
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Comment(by AlbertCahalan):

 This is 100% intended behavior for /dev/random, which was intended for
 ultraparanoid generation of long-term high-value keys. (for example, root
 certificate authority keys)

 Except when explicitly requested by an unusually paranoid user,
 /dev/random should not be used. Use /dev/urandom instead.

 BTW, some confusion has been created about the matter because *BSD and
 Solaris developers neglected to implement the entropy estimation. For the
 ultraparanoid, Linux is more secure than *BSD and Solaris.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/8024#comment:4>
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