In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Thu, 04 Dec 2003 20:23:07 +0000, "banti modi"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
bantimodi> I am new to openSSL i am trying to generate a random DES
bantimodi> key i get segmentation fault. I m using following code
bantimodi>
bantimodi>
bantimodi> int main()
bantimodi> {
bantimodi> int iStatus = RAND_status();
bantimodi>
bantimodi> if(iStatus != 1)
bantimodi> {
bantimodi> return 0;
bantimodi> }
bantimodi> //This means that PRNG is seeded
bantimodi> DBS_cblock* pKey;
bantimodi> DES_random_key(pKey);
bantimodi> }
bantimodi>
bantimodi> here RAND_status() function returns 1 so PRNG is seeded then why
bantimodi> DES_random_key is throwing an error???
Because pKey is pointing at something unknown. Before the call to
DES_random_key(), you need to do this:
pKey = (DES_cblock *)malloc(sizeof(DES_cblock));
This is basic C knowledge.
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