On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, Lutz Jaenicke wrote:
> 2. As of the latest snapshot, OpenSSL became picky of seeding the PRNG.
> I have EGD available, as it was recommended for OpenSSH; the sample code
> for querying it being quite simple.
The Linux/Unix port of OpenSSH will be switching over to a Unix port of
Schneier and Kelsey's Yarrow PRNG in the not too distant future. It might
make a good PRNG for OpenSSL too.
> b. Can you give recommondations on the number of bytes needed to seed
> the PRNG? Consider me using EGD....
STATE_SIZE in crypto/rand/md_rand.c is 1023, so that might be a good
choice.
-d
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