On Thu, 31 Oct 2002, Manoj Kithany wrote:
> THANKS for your reply.
> I checked the url before I posted my query to this List. I am bit
Sorry if I offended you. You didn't specify in your first post that you
checked the URL, and since this question is in the FAQ, that means it is
asked a *lot* of times. :)
> confused - should I need to install EGD or PRNG....? I checked my IBM
> Server and could'nt find /dev/random....?
No, you don't have a /dev/random device entry.
I don't use AIX (only Linux or Solaris), so I can only speculate.
Why don't you install prngd and either do:
- set the random pool to the default (something like /var/run/egd-pool),
but you'll have to specify the option "-rand /var/run/egd-pool" or an
equivalent to every program using the OpenSSL library
- set the random pool to "/dev/random", so everyone will be able to use
this random pool
- set the random pool to "~/.rnd", but it will be easily usable only to
one particular user, while the others will have to use the "-rand ..."
equivalent
- set the random pool to the default, and set the RANDFILE environment
variable so that it points to the good pool
One of these things should work...
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