I've seen words about using /dev/urandom instead of /dev/random somewhere in
the official mod_ssl documentation or INSTALL file (too lazy to find out
where). Maybe you should look for it there.
Marc
----- Original Message -----
From: "J�rg Dorchain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 7:32 PM
Subject: Another Hanging effect and solution
> Hi,
>
> I finally got mod_ssl working. The last (and biggest) problem was a
> strange hanging when a client connected to the https-server. With some
> debugging the solution turned out to be clear and simple:
> I configured mod_ssl to use /dev/random as a random source, and it was
> just reading 512 bytes from it - at 1 Byte per 30 secs or so.
> After changing this to /dev/urandom it was usable.
> Perhaps something to mention in the FAQ, IMHO.
>
> Bye,
>
> Joerg
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