> 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
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