solaris certification

[Daniel Guido]

Ah, even more explanatory is this page:
http://www.gnupg.org/(en)/download/supported_systems.html

Without forgetting my more specific questions in the last e-mail, what
does it take for Solaris to move from the "Other OSs" category to the
"Supported Systems" category?

On 8/1/06, Daniel Guido <dguido at gmail.com> wrote:
> (Please correct me where I'm wrong here)
>
> I think I can clarify a bit further.  My concerns revolve around the
> RNG in use by GPG prior to Solaris 10 (which comes with functioning
> /dev/[u]random implementation).
>
> There seems to be 2 options if you're using a version prior to Solaris 10:
> - Use Andreas Maier's SUNrand to emulate /dev/[u]random
> - Use EGD
>
> Despite the great amount of work put into EGD I'd much rather have a
> /dev/random.  Knowing that, I'd like to use Maier's kernel module, but
> has anyone actually evaluated it and decided that "yes, the output
> from this module IS random to an acceptable degree and it's acceptable
> to use it with GPG"?  Is there any reason why you would not suggest
> using that kernel module to support GPG?
>
> On 8/1/06, David Shaw <dshaw at jabberwocky.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 01, 2006 at 06:06:54PM -0400, Daniel Guido wrote:
> > > Can someone update me on the status of certifying GPG to run on
> > > Solaris (all versions, all processors)?  I'm looking to place GPG into
> > > an environment which requires high assurance and I won't do it unless
> > > I hear it from the GPG developers themselves that all of GPG's
> > > functionality works in the manner it should on Solaris.
> >
> > It's hard to fully answer this question.  What does "certifying" mean
> > to you?  Yes, I am one of the GPG developers, and yes, I say that GPG
> > functions correctly on Solaris.  However, why should you trust me? ;)
> >
> > GPG is supported via the community.  If you need a higher level of
> > support (i.e. an email address or a phone number you can use and get
> > an guaranteed answer), you might want to take a look at
> > http://www.gnupg.org/service.html where you can contact companies who
> > offer service contracts.
> >
> > David
> >
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>
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> Dan Guido
>


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Dan Guido