Hi Gaurav, OpenSSL adds the system time to the entropy pool every now and then, but the real "seed" should be set by the user, via RAND_add().
--Yair ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gaurav Nagare [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 16:17 To: openssl-dev@openssl.org Subject: Seed value for PRNG Hi, I want to know what is seed value passed to the PRNG. From the function static int bnrand<file://ident?v=openssl-0.9.7a;i=bnrand>(int pseudorand, BIGNUM<file://ident?v=openssl-0.9.7a;i=BIGNUM> *rnd, int bits<file://ident?v=openssl-0.9.7a;i=bits>, int top, int bottom) in file "crypto/bn/bn_rand.c", it appears that system time is passed as a seed. Please let me know if this is correct. Thank you. Regards, Gaurav ________________________________ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential material. They are intended solely for the use of the designated individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, use, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this email in error please immediately notify the sender and delete or destroy any copy of this message
