> > I have compiled and setup mod_ssl with open_ssl on a few systems in the
> > past, but I'm having some trouble today.  I'm using the latest stable
> > version of mod_ssl, open_ssl and apache on Solaris 2.7.
> >
> > Apache is unable to start, via a the "apachectl startssl" or the regular
> > "apachectl start" commands.  I see the following entry in the error_log:
> >
> > [Mon Aug 21 11:01:04 2000] [error] mod_ssl: Init: Failed to generate
> > temporary 512 bit RSA private key
> >
> > Has anyone else encountered this error, and if so, could you give some
> > hints about how to resolve it?  Many thanks in advance.

> It's a FAQ: http://www.modssl.org/docs/2.6/ssl_faq.html#ToC15 and
> http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#6

I just wanted to give an update.  I was able to solve this problem with
a free third party /dev/random and /dev/urandom implementation:

  http://www.cosy.sbg.ac.at/~andi/

I hope this helps some others.

Duane Gran
spinweb.net
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