Re: Problem with "Failed to generate temporary 512 bit RSAprivate key"

[Simon Dubey]

Lutz Jaenicke wrote: > On Mon, Jul 31, 2000 at 04:46:55PM +0900, Simon Dubey wrote: > > > /etc/entropy is not a plain file but a socket accross which mod_ssl and > > > EGD will communicate, so you have to instruct mod_ssl to use the egd interface. > > > SSLRandomSeed startup egd:/etc/entropy > > > ... > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Lutz > > > > Using mod_ssl-2.4.10-1.3.9 and openssl-0.9.5a gives the following error when using > > egd:/etc/entropy : > > > > SSLRandomSeed: source path '/opt/apache/egd:/etc/entropy' not exists > > > > All egc.pl tests work OK, openssl works OK > > According to the ChangeLog egd support was only added in mod_ssl-2.6.1. > Older versions of mod_ssl cannot handle EGD sockets. > Ah !!! I updated to Apache 1.3.12 and mod_ssl 2.6.5-1.3.12 and all my problems go away - no need for EGD even though system does not have /dev/random or /dev/urandom In shock Simon. ______________________________________________________________________ Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) www.modssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]