> Hi Ulf:
> Thanks for your reply. I did some further checking with
> ERR_error_string(), and found an error which mentions the
> random number seed. After adding a call to the function
> "RAND_seed('...random string...')" the problem was fixed.
>
> I'm not sure if using a fixed string compromises
> security to any degree, but it is working now.
>
> Thanks again,
> Alan
>
It absolutely compromises the security of the protocol. Remove
yourself from openssl-dev and add yourself to openssl-users.
Then read
http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#6
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