RE: PRNG not seeded ERROR!!!!

2002-11-04 Thread Erwann ABALEA
On Fri, 1 Nov 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > More better is package 112438-x from sunsolve.sun.com - it adds /dev/random > Or ANDIrand package from www.sunfreeware.com (I think).- the same, better > then SUN package I think. Sure, but this was specified in the original post: > > I am using IBM

Re: PRNG not seeded ERROR!!!!

2002-10-31 Thread Suram Chandra Sekhar
Hi, I would like to ask one more question in connection to this one. How would you gather randomness or entryopy on a system that doesn't have any /dev/egd-pool or /dev/urandom or /dev/random. What cn be good sources of randomness and how do I know how much randomness is required? Regards Sura

RE: PRNG not seeded ERROR!!!!

2002-10-31 Thread David Shapiro
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PRNG not seeded ERROR Hi Mr. Erwann: THANKS for your reply. I checked the url before I posted my query to this List. I am bit confused - should I need to install EGD or PRNG? I checked my IBM Server and could'nt find /dev/rando

Re: PRNG not seeded ERROR!!!!

2002-10-31 Thread Manoj Kithany
Thanks Erwann: I checked my System and have installed PRNG. I checked it by using: — # ps -ef | grep prng root 47354 6518 0 14:13:01 - 0:03 /opt/freeware/sbin/prngd

Re: PRNG not seeded ERROR!!!!

2002-10-31 Thread Erwann ABALEA
On Thu, 31 Oct 2002, Manoj Kithany wrote: > THANKS for your reply. > I checked the url before I posted my query to this List. I am bit Sorry if I offended you. You didn't specify in your first post that you checked the URL, and since this question is in the FAQ, that means it is asked a *lot* of

Re: PRNG not seeded ERROR!!!!

2002-10-31 Thread Manoj Kithany
Hi Mr. Erwann: THANKS for your reply. I checked the url before I posted my query to this List. I am bit confused - should I need to install EGD or PRNG? I checked my IBM Server and could'nt find /dev/random? Can you/anyone please help? THANKS! Manoj G. Kithany >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10

Re: PRNG not seeded ERROR!!!!

2002-10-31 Thread Erwann ABALEA
On Thu, 31 Oct 2002, Manoj Kithany wrote: > I installing OPENSSL and when running I get following ERROR - wonder > why: > -- > # ./openssl req -new -nodes -keyout private.key -out public.csr > Using configuration from /usr/loc

Re: PRNG not seeded ERROR

2001-04-06 Thread Lutz Jaenicke
On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 11:34:48AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Something like this may help you out: > > rand_buf = "0123456789ABCDEF0"; > RAND_seed(rand_buf, 17); > /* One or the other will do */ > RAND_add(rand_buf, 17, 17); First: fortunately it would not help out, si

Re: PRNG not seeded ERROR

2001-04-06 Thread Brian Hatch
> Something like this may help you out: > > rand_buf = "0123456789ABCDEF0"; > RAND_seed(rand_buf, 17); > /* One or the other will do */ > RAND_add(rand_buf, 17, 17); Seeding with a static stream is as worthless as no seeding at all. Try using something *random* for your RAND_se

Re: PRNG not seeded ERROR

2001-04-06 Thread carl . douglas
Something like this may help you out: rand_buf = "0123456789ABCDEF0"; RAND_seed(rand_buf, 17); /* One or the other will do */ RAND_add(rand_buf, 17, 17); "De Closmadeuc, Etienne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 04/06/2001 03:48:28 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: opens

RE: PRNG not seeded ERROR

2001-04-06 Thread Ellis, John E (Edward)
What about the error message "You need to read the OpenSSL FAQ, http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html " didn't you understand? The specified FAQ includes a lengthy dissertation about what the problem is and what you can do to fix the problem. J. Edward Ellis Battelle, Pacific Northwest Nation