Thanks. I guess I should have did that first. My apologies. But I couldn't find the answer to my next question. If the PRNG is already seeded using the Crypto API, how many bits of entropy are used to seed it?
On linux, I make it configurable thru a call to RAND_load_file("/dev/random/", iEntropy); // iEntroy = # bytes of entropy to use Is this correct for linux? Thanks, Ed > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Bernhard Froehlich > Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 2:46 AM > To: openssl-users@openssl.org > Subject: Re: Seed PRNG on Windows > > Edward Chan wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > Just wondering what people typically use to seed the PRNG > on Windows. > > On linux, there is /dev/random. But there is no such device for > > Windows. I've heard of EGADS, but when I installed the > EGADS service, > > I found it to be a huge memory hog. Are there any other options? > > Note that I can't really use anything that depends on mouse > and cursor > > movements since my app is run on a server. > > > > Ed > > > On Windows the PRNG is automatically seeded using the RNG > provided by MS Crypto API. For more Infos please search the > archives... ;) > > Ted > ;) > ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]