[Buildroot] [PATCH] package/dropbear: add warning about volatile keys

Yann E. MORIN yann.morin.1998 at free.fr
Sun Aug 30 20:12:05 UTC 2015


Peter, All,

On 2015-08-30 22:05 +0200, Peter Korsgaard spake thusly:
> >>>>> "Yann" == Yann E MORIN <yann.morin.1998 at free.fr> writes:
> 
>  > When the rootfs is read-only, keys will be generated in a volatile
>  > location, which is inherently bad as host keys will change on each boot,
>  > rendering virtually useless.
> +them

Ack.

>  > Add a warning so the user is at least aware of the issue.
> 
>  > Consign the rm output to oblivion, to avoid noisy output, now that we
>  > have a proper warning.
> 
> Is consign a English word? I changed it to 'hide' as I think that is clearer.

Yes, it is:
    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consign

    to put (something that is not wanted or used) in a place where old
    things are stored or thrown away

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

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