From: "Williams, Andre (Exchange)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> anwilliams> $ openssl req -new -x509 -keyout anwilliams> $HOME/apache-ssl/openssl/private/serverkey.pem -out anwilliams> anwilliams> $HOME/apache-ssl/openssl/certs/servercert.pem -days 365 anwilliams> Using configuration from /opt/home/weblogic/apache-ssl/openssl/openssl.cnf anwilliams> unable to load 'random state' anwilliams> This means that the random number generator has not been seeded anwilliams> with much random data. anwilliams> Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key anwilliams> 16451:error:24064064:random number generator:SSLEAY_RAND_BYTES:PRNG not anwilliams> seeded:md_rand.c:538: anwilliams> 16451:error:04069003:rsa routines:RSA_generate_key:BN lib:rsa_gen.c:182: anwilliams> anwilliams> How can I resolve this? You want to read the FAQ, http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html However, if you're running on Solaris, I think you need to install some extra package to get a /dev/urandom. I don't remember which one, though... -- Richard Levitte \ Spannvägen 38, II \ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chairman@Stacken \ S-168 35 BROMMA \ T: +46-8-26 52 47 Redakteur@Stacken \ SWEDEN \ or +46-709-50 36 10 Procurator Odiosus Ex Infernis -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Member of the OpenSSL development team: http://www.openssl.org/ Software Engineer, Celo Communications: http://www.celocom.com/ Unsolicited commercial email is subject to an archival fee of $400. See <http://www.stacken.kth.se/~levitte/mail/> for more info. ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]