"Frederic DONNAT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> A few month ago i submit a patch for redirecting RAND on crypto accelerator for 
>mod-ssl and apache-1.3.x.
> 
> A few weeks ago, i see a cvs commit about this on mod-ssl mailing list.
> But i see that apache-2.0.x have not been updated.

maintainers of mod_ssl for Apache 1.3 apparently have to time for
Apache 2.0 mod_ssl

> I post a message for this in mod-ssl dev mailing list, but maybe should i post it 
>somewhere else!

yes, if you have a concern about Apache 2.0 mod_ssl please post here,
but note that more skills are on mod-ssl dev mailing list

> So, in fact the patch is for ssl_engine_init.c file in directory ./modules/ssl.
> Just modify functions calls:
>       - ssl_engine_init () 
>       - ssl_init_SSLlibrary ()
> 
> "ssl_engine_init()" (line 300) should be call earlier, before than 
>"ssl_init_SSLlibrary()" (line 270).
> 
> In fact you have to initialyze OpenSSL ENGINE before initialzing the library, due to 
>fact that OpenSSL default function pointer must be set to ENGINE function pointer 
>before library initialisation otherwise you can not modify default settings.
> 
> Geoff Thorpe comment:
>   "ssl_init_SSLLibrary() must be seeding the PRNG, and thus initialising the 
>set-on-first-use pointer in openssl to a default RAND_METHOD."
> 
> Cliff Woolley comment:
> Well, I can't do anything about 1.3's mod_ssl, but if somebody can verify
>   for me that the following fixes Apache 2.0's mod_ssl, I'll commit it.

apparently nobody verified for Cliff that it fixed the problem with
Apache 2.0

can you verify it?

can you post a patch with the change?

Thanks,

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Jeff Trawick | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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