Hello,
> The man page clearly mentions that.
>
> Add RAND_seed() or RAND_add() with the required
> entropy required before calling RAND_bytes(). In a
> pseudorandom number generator the seed uniquely
> determines the random sequence. So you might want to
> vary the seed somehow using getpid() o
Random number generation always depends on the PRNG
being seeded first.
The man page clearly mentions that.
Add RAND_seed() or RAND_add() with the required
entropy required before calling RAND_bytes(). In a
pseudorandom number generator the seed uniquely
determines the random sequence. So you
This worked..Thanks a million. :-)
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Subject: Random Number Generation in openssl
> "ambarish_mitra" == Ambarish Mitra