Ok, I apologize but as a newbie I thank you very much for replying. Here's the details:
Linux 2.2.16-22 #1 Tue Aug 22 16:16:55 EDT 2000 i586 unknown Apache/1.3.12 10312100 OpenSSL 0.9.6a 5 Apr 2001 I log in as root, but the files in /dev are hidden from me. There seems to be a file called urandom there though. Sending the command as -rand /dev/urandom is what is specified by thawte. Is there a different way you would recommend seeding the crypto library. I apologize but I'm definetly a newbie at this. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lutz Jaenicke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 11:17 PM Subject: Re: -RANDom confusion > On Thu, Oct 11, 2001 at 03:27:29PM -0700, ComCity wrote: > > I'm having trouble with the -rand command...I'm missing a critical piece of > > information which I have not been able to figure out on my own. > > Whenever I use the -rand modifier, my terminal just sits there and hangs. > > Intrupting out leaves me with a blank key. I type the following. > > > > >openssl genrsa -rand /dev/urandom -out www.domain.com.key 1024 > > it hangs... > > > > If I type this: > > >openssl genrsa -out www.domain.com.key 1024 > > everything works but it complains about the random number generator not > > being properly seeded. > > > > Anybody know what I'm doing wrong? > > Please name the platform, as your statement is confusing. > * If you have a /dev/urandom device, using -rand /dev/urandom will request > entropy without limit, therefore the process will never terminate, as > /dev/urandom will deliver random bytes infinitely. (Consistent with > your description.) > * If you have a /dev/urandom device, the OpenSSL library will automatically > query it and the process should succeed. This is contradicted by your > statement. > > Best regards, > Lutz > -- > Lutz Jaenicke [EMAIL PROTECTED] > BTU Cottbus http://www.aet.TU-Cottbus.DE/personen/jaenicke/ > Lehrstuhl Allgemeine Elektrotechnik Tel. +49 355 69-4129 > Universitaetsplatz 3-4, D-03044 Cottbus Fax. +49 355 69-4153 > ______________________________________________________________________ > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
