> 3. I installed OpenSSL and run it in the Windows Vista cmd and > the command > is > openssl genrsa -out my-pkey.pem 1024 > > I got the following: > > C:\OpenSSL>openssl genrsa -out my-prvkey.pem 1024 > Loading 'screen' into random state - done > Generating RSA private key, 1024 bit long modulus > ..............................++++++ > ........++++++ > unable to write 'random state' > e is 65537 (0x10001) > > Anyone know why?
My bet would be it's Vista file protection. It probably tried to write its random state out to a default location that was not writable by the current user. One simple workaround would be to set an environment variable "RANDFILE" with a name of a file you can create and write to. I think it should be safe to ignore. The relative loss in security should be negligible. But you probably shouldn't take my word for it. DS ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
