[[EMAIL PROTECTED] - Sat Feb 1 00:02:48 2003]: > $ cd apps > $ ./openssl req -x509 -new -nodes -out sscert.pem > > unable to load 'random state' > This means that the random number generator has not been seeded > with much random data. > Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key > 8953:error:24064064:random number generator:SSLEAY_RAND_BYTES:PRNG not > seeded:md_rand.c:503:You need to read the OpenSSL FAQ, > http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html > 8953:error:04069003:rsa routines:RSA_generate_key:BN > lib:rsa_gen.c:182: > > it didn't get as far as asking any questions >
OK, the PRNG doesn't get seeded. So it should get further if you try: openssl req -x509 -new -nodes -out sscert.pem -randfile ./somefile where "somefile" is a file with some random data in it, any old text file will do for this test. Steve. ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org Development Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
