Julio Cesar de Melhado e Lima <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Hiya,
> 
> I'm using ssl0.9.5a on Solaris 8.
> I want to create a RSA private key for my Apache server (will be Triple-DES encrypted
> and PEM formatted):
> But, when I ran the command  :
> 
> ./openssl genrsa -rand -des3 -out server.key 1024
> 
> I have the following error :
> 
> 0 semi-random bytes loaded
> Generating RSA private key, 1024 bit long modulus
> 363:error:24064064:random number generator:SSLEAY_RAND_BYTES:PRNG not
> seeded:md_rand.c:538:
> 363:error:04069003:rsa routines:RSA_generate_key:BN lib:rsa_gen.c:182:
> 

There may well be problems with the lack of /dev/random on a Solaris
box but doesn't the `-rand' option take a file name(s) parameter
something like: 

 ./openssl genrsa -rand /tmp/rand1:/tmp/rand2 -des3 -out server.key 1024

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