Bug 171411

Summary:	Yarrow algorithm - bad URL (a commercial catchall) in random(4) man page
Product:	Documentation	Reporter:	Mark.Martinec
Component:	Books & Articles	Assignee:	Niclas Zeising <zeising>
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Only Me
Priority:	Normal
Version:	Latest
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any

Description Mark.Martinec 2012-09-07 14:10:02 UTC

The random(4) man page provides an URL in text:

  The other variables are explained in the paper describing the Yarrow
  algorithm at http://www.counterpane.com/yarrow.html.

That link now leads to a catchall/hijacked page:
  "BT - UK Large business & public sector"

and should be removed or replaced by either:

  http://www.schneier.com/yarrow.html

or by a Wikipedia link:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarrow_algorithm

Fix: 

edit the man page source
How-To-Repeat: man 4 random

Comment 1 Niclas Zeising freebsd_committer

2012-09-07 14:58:14 UTC

Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-doc->zeising

I'll take it.

Comment 2 dfilter service freebsd_committer

2012-09-07 17:59:46 UTC

Author: zeising (ports committer)
Date: Fri Sep  7 16:59:30 2012
New Revision: 240205
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/240205

Log:
  Change the link pointing to more information about the Yarrow algorithm, the
  current link points to a irrelevant catchall site.
  
  PR:		docs/171411
  Submitted by:	Mark Martinec <Mark.Martinec@ijs.si> (pr), me (patch)
  Approved by:	joel (mentor)
  MFC after:	2 weeks

Modified:
  head/share/man/man4/random.4

Modified: head/share/man/man4/random.4
==============================================================================
--- head/share/man/man4/random.4	Fri Sep  7 15:10:46 2012	(r240204)
+++ head/share/man/man4/random.4	Fri Sep  7 16:59:30 2012	(r240205)
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd July 19, 2006
+.Dd September 7, 2012
 .Dt RANDOM 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ if you wish to use them for entropy harv
 The other variables are explained in the paper describing the
 .Em Yarrow
 algorithm at
-.Pa http://www.counterpane.com/yarrow.html .
+.Pa http://www.schneier.com/yarrow.html .
 .Pp
 These variables are all limited
 in terms of the values they may contain:
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Comment 3 Niclas Zeising freebsd_committer

2012-09-07 18:03:11 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->closed

Committed. Thanks!

Comment 4 Niclas Zeising freebsd_committer

2012-09-07 18:09:12 UTC

State Changed
From-To: closed->patched

Change to "patch", awaiting MFC.

Comment 5 dfilter service freebsd_committer

2012-09-23 15:49:50 UTC

Author: zeising (doc,ports committer)
Date: Sun Sep 23 14:49:28 2012
New Revision: 240858
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/240858

Log:
  MFC r240205:
  
  Change the link pointing to more information about the Yarrow algorithm, the
  current link points to a irrelevant catchall site.
  
  PR:		docs/171411
  Submitted by:	Mark Martinec <Mark.Martinec@ijs.si> (pr), zeising (patch)
  Approved by:	joel (mentor)

Modified:
  stable/9/share/man/man4/random.4
Directory Properties:
  stable/9/share/man/man4/   (props changed)

Modified: stable/9/share/man/man4/random.4
==============================================================================
--- stable/9/share/man/man4/random.4	Sun Sep 23 12:19:19 2012	(r240857)
+++ stable/9/share/man/man4/random.4	Sun Sep 23 14:49:28 2012	(r240858)
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd July 19, 2006
+.Dd September 7, 2012
 .Dt RANDOM 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ if you wish to use them for entropy harv
 The other variables are explained in the paper describing the
 .Em Yarrow
 algorithm at
-.Pa http://www.counterpane.com/yarrow.html .
+.Pa http://www.schneier.com/yarrow.html .
 .Pp
 These variables are all limited
 in terms of the values they may contain:
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Comment 6 dfilter service freebsd_committer

2012-09-23 15:50:18 UTC

Author: zeising (doc,ports committer)
Date: Sun Sep 23 14:50:01 2012
New Revision: 240859
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/240859

Log:
  MFC r240205:
  
  Change the link pointing to more information about the Yarrow algorithm, the
  current link points to a irrelevant catchall site.
  
  PR:             docs/171411
  Submitted by:   Mark Martinec <Mark.Martinec@ijs.si> (pr), zeising (patch)
  Approved by:    joel (mentor)

Modified:
  stable/8/share/man/man4/random.4
Directory Properties:
  stable/8/share/man/man4/   (props changed)

Modified: stable/8/share/man/man4/random.4
==============================================================================
--- stable/8/share/man/man4/random.4	Sun Sep 23 14:49:28 2012	(r240858)
+++ stable/8/share/man/man4/random.4	Sun Sep 23 14:50:01 2012	(r240859)
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd July 19, 2006
+.Dd September 7, 2012
 .Dt RANDOM 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ if you wish to use them for entropy harv
 The other variables are explained in the paper describing the
 .Em Yarrow
 algorithm at
-.Pa http://www.counterpane.com/yarrow.html .
+.Pa http://www.schneier.com/yarrow.html .
 .Pp
 These variables are all limited
 in terms of the values they may contain:
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Comment 7 Niclas Zeising freebsd_committer

2012-09-23 15:51:45 UTC

State Changed
From-To: patched->closed

MFCd, thanks!