See the OpenSSL FAQ: http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#USER1
srand/rand/etc. have nothing to do with the cryptographically strong PRNG inside OpenSSL as srand/rand et al are not meant to be used for cryptographic purposes anyway. Read books such as published by Bruce Schneier, etc. about cryptographic systems to learn this (and other important bits). Ger On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 8:23 PM, <paramaguru.thangav...@wipro.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am using the openSSl 9.8i on a chorus operating system. When I tried to > use the funciton > > srand(time(NULL)); > RSA* rsa = RSA_generate_key(512, 65537, NULL, NULL) ; > > I get the error the "random number generator:SSLEAY_RAND_BYTES:PRNG not > seeded" . > > Does srand() seed PRNG? > How can i work around this situation? > > regards > Param > > Please do not print this email unless it is absolutely necessary. > > The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to > this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may > contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not > the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this > e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this > message and any attachments. > > WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should > check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The > company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted > by this email. > > www.wipro.com -- Met vriendelijke groeten / Best regards, Ger Hobbelt -------------------------------------------------- web: http://www.hobbelt.com/ http://www.hebbut.net/ mail: g...@hobbelt.com mobile: +31-6-11 120 978 -------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
