From: Yann E. MORIN Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 22:12:05 +0200 Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCH] package/dropbear: add warning about volatile keys In-Reply-To: <87si70tud5.fsf@dell.be.48ers.dk> References: <1440539013-23389-1-git-send-email-yann.morin.1998@free.fr> <87si70tud5.fsf@dell.be.48ers.dk> Message-ID: <20150830201205.GA1786@free.fr> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: buildroot@busybox.net Peter, All, On 2015-08-30 22:05 +0200, Peter Korsgaard spake thusly: > >>>>> "Yann" == Yann E MORIN 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. -- .-----------------.--------------------.------------------.--------------------. | Yann E. MORIN | Real-Time Embedded | /"\ ASCII RIBBON | Erics' conspiracy: | | +33 662 376 056 | Software Designer | \ / CAMPAIGN | ___ | | +33 223 225 172 `------------.-------: X AGAINST | \e/ There is no | | http://ymorin.is-a-geek.org/ | _/*\_ | / \ HTML MAIL | v conspiracy. | '------------------------------^-------^------------------^--------------------'