Re: problem with openssl-0.9.5a-beta2 under Solaris2.7

[Richard Levitte - VMS Whacker]

gg> But I can't create a new certificate.
[...]
gg> Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key
gg> 6724:error:24064064:random number generator:SSLEAY_RAND_BYTES:PRNG not 
seeded:md_rand.c:538:
gg> 6724:error:04069003:rsa routines:func(105) :BN lib:rsa_gen.c:182:
gg> 
gg> The same command is working fine unde a Linux.
gg> 
gg> Is there any known problem with Solaris ?

Yes, Solaris doesn't have a /dev/random by default.  A quick solution
is to create some random data, say 'ps -ef > random-data' and then
give that file to the program with -rand.

gg>  I Didn't find anything in the FAQs.

http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#6

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