On 11:22:10 Nov 10, White Hat wrote: > openssl 0.9.7e-p1 25 Oct 2004 > > I have not been able to find an answer to this question on Google, so I > figured I had better ask it here. > > In the '/etc/ssl/openssl.cnf' file, there is an entry for: > > RANDFILE = $dir/private/.rand # private random number file > > Well, that file does not exist. I cannot find it anywhere on my system and I > have not been able to figure out how to create it. > > Also, where could I locate some information on the 'openssl.cnf' file. There > does not appear to be a 'man' page for it. I would like some more information > on what all of the settings mean and possibly how to set them for my > particular needs.
Why do you want it? You can use the openssl rand command for doing what you may be wanting to do. $ openssl rand 10000 if you want binary output of length 10000 bytes or you can use the -base64 switch for ASCII output. (You don't need the RANDFILE which is probably a seed or something) Most parts of OpenSSL are not documented properly and the source code is immensely hard to follow. I have worked with the guts of OpenSSL long ago and in spite of working with it for a long time, I have always found it hard to follow what happens where. :) The code is one of the most intricate uses of the wonderful C language. :) Enjoy the fun! :) Thanks. regards, Girish _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
