Article 620BD Even more randomness

Even more randomness

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Damien Miller (djm@)committed a changerandomising the rekeying interval inarc4random(3)(and friends):

CVSROOT:/cvsModule name:srcChanges by:djm@cvs.openbsd.org2022/07/30 23:10:36Modified files:lib/libc/crypt : arc4random.c Log message:Randomise the rekey interval a little. Previously, the chacha20instance would be rekeyed every 1.6MB. This makes it happen at arandom point somewhere in the 1-2MB range.Feedback deraadt@ visa@, ok tb@ visa@
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