Re: Random Number Generation in openssl

2006-04-24 Thread Marek Marcola
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

Re: Random Number Generation in openssl

2006-04-24 Thread Girish Venkatachalam
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

RE: Random Number Generation in openssl

2006-04-24 Thread Ambarish Mitra
This worked..Thanks a million. :-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Allan E. Johannesen Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 6:32 PM To: openssl-users@openssl.org Subject: Random Number Generation in openssl > "ambarish_mitra" == Ambarish Mitra