Why do I need to get java security egd?
When setting up a server, what configuration changes do I need to make sure that all of the software uses /dev/urandom instead of /dev/random?
Some servers don't have much entropy in the entropy pool (e.g., VPSs). If a software component uses /dev/random, then it may block and cause the server to become mysteriously slower. Is there any software that comes out-of-the-box using /dev/random by default? If so, how can I configure it to force it to use /dev/urandom? It'd be nice to have a checklist of configuration settings to set, when setting up a new VPS environment.
Regarding the java security ege -
Everything:
As root, just do this:
rm /dev/random mknod /dev/random c 1 9
Now /dev/random will actually access the same underlying logic as /dev/urandom.
After this change, both /dev/random and /dev/urandom will draw from the non-blocking pool. The non-blocking pool will draw from the blocking pool, which the system will still fill.