On Thu, Oct 11, 2001 at 03:27:29PM -0700, ComCity wrote:
> I'm having trouble with the -rand command...I'm missing a critical piece of
> information which I have not been able to figure out on my own.
> Whenever I use the -rand modifier, my terminal just sits there and hangs.
> Intrupting out leaves me with a blank key. I type the following.
>
> >openssl genrsa -rand /dev/urandom -out www.domain.com.key 1024
> it hangs...
>
> If I type this:
> >openssl genrsa -out www.domain.com.key 1024
> everything works but it complains about the random number generator not
> being properly seeded.
>
> Anybody know what I'm doing wrong?
Please name the platform, as your statement is confusing.
* If you have a /dev/urandom device, using -rand /dev/urandom will request
entropy without limit, therefore the process will never terminate, as
/dev/urandom will deliver random bytes infinitely. (Consistent with
your description.)
* If you have a /dev/urandom device, the OpenSSL library will automatically
query it and the process should succeed. This is contradicted by your
statement.
Best regards,
Lutz
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