# Re: SecureRandom and digital signature

Charlie Lai (Charlie.Lai@Eng)
Mon, 6 Apr 1998 10:02:55 -0800 (PDT)

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    From: Charlie.Lai@Eng (Charlie Lai)

    Message-Id: <199804061702.KAA07125@angeles.eng.sun.com>

    Subject: Re: SecureRandom and digital signature

    To: sguerra@adria.it (sandra guerra)

    Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 10:02:55 -0800 (PDT)

    In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980405165503.00904770@adria.it> from "sandra guerra" at Apr 5, 98 04:55:03 pm

hi,

> If the loop is executed by n threads instead of a single process the block
> is guaranteed.
> I've read something somewhere about this in Internet.
> Is it a bug? Or a "desired" behaviour when the machine in too loaded?

we did fix some of the SecureRandom code to avoid looping forever
on a system that's heavily loaded. the fixes are in 1.1.6.
they're also in jdk1.2.

i noticed that 1.1.6 isn't available yet on the web site, but jdk1.2 beta3
is available. if it's possible to wait for 1.1.6, or if you don't mind
switching to jdk1.2 beta3, that would be great. let us know if you're
encountering the same problem after the switch.

thanks,
charlie

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