Re: error generating key

2001-02-26 Thread Ger
Hi, - Original Message - From: Lotey. Kulwant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi, > > I have OpenSSL installed, and get the following error in generating a RSA > private key when I type: > > genrsa -des3 -out server.key 1024 > > The error message I get is: > > 15678:error:24064064:random number gen

Re: error generating key

2001-02-26 Thread Surya N Viriyala
I faced the same problem. I dont know what the hell it means, but the FAQ suggests that we download the egd.pl and run it. What worked for me: I downloaded egd.pl and ran it. #egd.pl $HOME/.rnd OF course I dont know why but egd.pl dies very frequently, and whenever that happens I just start the

error generating key

2001-02-26 Thread Lotey. Kulwant
Hi, I have OpenSSL installed, and get the following error in generating a RSA private key when I type: genrsa -des3 -out server.key 1024 The error message I get is: 15678:error:24064064:random number generator:SSLEAY_RAND_BYTES:PRNG not seeded:md_rand.c:474:You need.. 15678:error:040699003