Matthew Ling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> How does OpenSSL generate random number for the client side during an SSL
> handshaking?
It uses whatever seed the application provides, plus /dev/urandom if
available, plus some low-entropy values. The application is
responsible for seeding.
> Does it reply on the presence of something like ".rnd" file?
Some of the programs that the openssl binary is composed of do use .rnd,
the library does not. The s_client example program does not use .rnd.
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