> What is an entropy file? Is it just a file filled with random data?
Yes.
> How do a
> such?
>
> I am using windows so I doubt the problem is with /dev/[u]random. What
could
> it be then?
This seems to hang on reading random entropy from RAND_screen()
function.
This function calls RAND_pool() which gathers misc system information
(cursor information, memory, processes ...)
and readscreen() which reads your "display" to random data.
This may hang on any function.
Try for test:
openssl rand -base64 10
this should hang too.
That does indeed hang too.
Maybe you have some crypto devices connected ?
I don't even know what that is. I only have pretty common devices connected
such as a mouse, a keyboard, a monitor and a printer.
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