> hi! > > i posted earlier about an error when running OpenSSL on WinCE > random number generator:SSLEAY_RAND_BYTES:PRNG not seeded. > > what is the random number generator used for? is it possible not > to use the > random number generator, or provide your own random number?
Secure random numbers are required by most modern cryptographic algorithms. You can replace OpenSSL's RNG with your own, however it is very dangerous to do so if you don't know exactly what you're doing. Since you didn't know what the numbers were used for, it's safe to assume you don't know what you're doing. So doing this would likely seriously threaten the security of your implementation. DS ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]