Re: entropy gathering on windows

[Jeffrey Altman]

> From: Ian Upright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> ian-list> Well rather than modify OpenSSL to use named pipes, I was
> ian-list> considering writing a simple socket daemon, which would hand
> ian-list> out entropy data obtained from Yarrow.  Any better ideas?
> 
> Does Windows support named sockets (AF_UNIX)?  In that case,
> everything is cool.  Otherwise, a hack will be needed.

Windows does not support AF_UNIX.  And the server side of Named Pipes
can only be created on NT/2000; not on Windows 9x/ME



                  Jeffrey Altman * Sr.Software Designer
                 The Kermit Project * Columbia University
               612 West 115th St * New York, NY * 10025 * USA
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