On Thu, Nov 11, 1999, Steve Freitas wrote:
# Pseudo Random Number Generator (PRNG):
# Configure one or more sources to seed the PRNG of the
# SSL library. The seed data should be of good random quality.
+# WARNING! On some platforms /dev/random blocks if not enough entropy
+#
=From: Steve Freitas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
=...
=is there a way to generate entropy to prevent random
=from blocking?
Depends on how badly you want it. SGI has a A
HREF="http://lavarand.sgi.com"neat solution/A. They use Lava
Lite(r) lamps and a video digitizer to generate gobs of entropy. On
# Pseudo Random Number Generator (PRNG):
# Configure one or more sources to seed the PRNG of the
# SSL library. The seed data should be of good random quality.
+# WARNING! On some platforms /dev/random blocks if not enough entropy
+# is available. This means you then cannot use the
