Changeset 1159 for trunk/pdns/pdns/docs/pdns.sgml

Timestamp:

03/16/08 15:42:41 (2 years ago)

Author:

ahu

Message:

import AES code from Brian Gladman, plus wrapper to PowerDNS dns_random

Files:

• trunk/pdns/pdns/docs/pdns.sgml (modified) (3 diffs)

trunk/pdns/pdns/docs/pdns.sgml

@@ -7367 +7367 @@
                 depending on your network, and may even be a security risk. Therefore, since version 3.1.5, the PowerDNS recursor by default does not query
                 private space IP addresses. This setting can be used to expand or reduce the limitations.
+              </para>
+            </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+          <varlistentry>
+            <term>entropy-source</term>
+            <listitem>
+              <para>
+                From version 3.1.5 onwards, PowerDNS can read entropy from a (hardware) source. This is used for generating random numbers
+                which are very hard to predict. Generally on UNIX platforms, this source will be 
+                <filename>/dev/urandom</filename>, which will always supply random numbers, even if entropy is lacking. 
+                Change to <filename>/dev/random</filename> if PowerDNS should block waiting for enough entropy to arrive.
               </para>
             </listitem>
@@ -10571 +10582 @@
                   Called to determine if a certain host is a supermaster for a certain domain name.
                   Default: <command>
-                    select account from supermasters where ip='%s' and nameserver='%s'");
+                    select account from supermasters where ip='%s' and nameserver='%s');
                   </command>
                 </para>
@@ -13430 +13441 @@
       </para>
   </appendix>
+  <appendix id="further-copyrights"><title>Further copyright statements</title>
+    <sect1><title>AES implementation by Brian Gladman</title>
+    <para>
+      Since version 3.1.5, PowerDNS contains AES code by Brian Gladman, to which
+      the following applies:
+    </para>
+    <para>
+ Copyright &copy; 1998-2007, Brian Gladman, Worcester, UK. All rights reserved.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+     LICENSE TERMS
+    </para>
+    <para>
+ The free distribution and use of this software is allowed (with or without
+ changes) provided that:
+ </para><para>
+  1. source code distributions include the above copyright notice, this
+     list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
+ </para><para>
+  2. binary distributions include the above copyright notice, this list
+     of conditions and the following disclaimer in their documentation;
+ </para><para>
+  3. the name of the copyright holder is not used to endorse products
+     built using this software without specific written permission.
+ </para><para>
+ DISCLAIMER
+ </para><para>
+ This software is provided 'as is' with no explicit or implied warranties
+ in respect of its properties, including, but not limited to, correctness
+ and/or fitness for purpose.
+ </para><para>
+</sect1>
+  </appendix>
 
   </book>