RE: SPAM-URL Re: Another RAND question...

2006-03-04 Thread Richard Salz
> The part about the PRNG is in question? How did people pre-OpenSSL FIPs get > validated when they used OpenSSL? Did they have to modify the OpenSSL code > and add their own PRNG that would pass? Are there any FIPS certified apps that use openssl? If there are any, the short answer is that ye

RE: SPAM-URL Re: Another RAND question...

2006-03-04 Thread OpenSSLGRT
PM To: openssl-users@openssl.org Subject: SPAM-URL Re: Another RAND question... Ummm have you even looked at the FIPS testing criteria? Have you looked at the FIPS 140-2 standard? Just because you have a well-known FIPS company guiding you through the process doesn't mean you're goi

Re: Another RAND question...

2006-03-03 Thread Kyle Hamilton
a rand again using that seed and ensure they are > the same. They are never the same -- I am missing why that does not work? > > Thank you for your time and expertise -- please comment on any of the above > as it would be greatly appretiated! > > Best regards > > -Origina

Re: Another RAND question...

2006-03-03 Thread OpenSSLGRT
nt: Friday, March 03, 2006 6:58 PM To: openssl-users@openssl.org Subject: SPAM-URL Re: Another RAND question... On Fri, Mar 03, 2006, OpenSSLGRT wrote: > I did see that but I think I misunderstood, so ... > I still am not sure then how I would accomplish the following: > 1.) Take a seed a

Re: Another RAND question...

2006-03-03 Thread Dr. Stephen Henson
On Fri, Mar 03, 2006, OpenSSLGRT wrote: > I did see that but I think I misunderstood, so ... > I still am not sure then how I would accomplish the following: > 1.) Take a seed and the known output of the PRNG with that seed. > 2.) Seed the PRNG with the seed and get a RAND > 3.) See if that RAND i

RE: Another RAND question...

2006-03-03 Thread OpenSSLGRT
: Re: Another RAND question... On Fri, Mar 03, 2006 at 02:02:46PM -0500, OpenSSLGRT wrote: >When calling RAND_pseudo_bytes is it correct that the PRNG will not >give the same result even though I have the same seed (I thought if I >had the same seed I could get the same results

Re: Another RAND question...

2006-03-03 Thread Brian Candler
On Fri, Mar 03, 2006 at 02:02:46PM -0500, OpenSSLGRT wrote: >When calling RAND_pseudo_bytes is it correct that the PRNG will not >give the same result even though I have the same seed (I thought if I >had the same seed I could get the same results each time)? >From 'man RAND_seed'

Another RAND question...

2006-03-03 Thread OpenSSLGRT
When calling RAND_pseudo_bytes is it correct that the PRNG will not give the same result even though I have the same seed (I thought if I had the same seed I could get the same results each time)? Thank you!   The below produces two different random numbers:   #include #include #