RE: which device openssl 0.9.7c prefers /dev/random or /dev/urandom

2003-12-04 Thread David Schwartz
> Ok thanks for the quick response, but still i have again the same doubt in > the order of preferencing the definition for DEVRANDOM. > > I just came to know they two behave differently as ive listed below. So > since /dev/random produce high quality random numbers, then > should it appear > fir

Re: which device openssl 0.9.7c prefers /dev/random or /dev/urandom

2003-12-04 Thread usha
shorter term cryptographic uses such as short term session keys, paddings, and challenge strings. - Original Message - From: "Lutz Jaenicke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 6:40 PM Subject: Re: which device opens