Why SSL_write() fails....HELP REQUIRED!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sunil Ashok Rashinkar]

Hi Henrik Nordstrom,     I am working as a software developer in India I am having some problem with the SSL_write() function. I am new to the SSL standard and i am in the learning stage I have been given some assignments which involves lot of SSL too. I dont know much about SSL, and what you ask you a question regarding failing of SSL_write() fucntion. My code  looks likes this SSL_write(sslConnection, data + bytesTransmitted, bytesToSend); This SSL_write fucntion fails and returns 5 as error code. Error code is retrieved by --> nError = SSL_get_error(sslConnection, bytesSent); Error string is retrieved by --> ERR_error_string(nError, str); Erro string which i get is --> error:00000005::lib(0) :func(0) : bad asn1 object header   Now my question is what does the string "bad asn1 object header" means? I dont see any help regarding this. Why does the function SSL_write() function fails? Is this some IO related error and if yes, how do i over come it. I also read your friends comments regarding solution of this problem, which said... > char buf[20]; > RAND_seed(&buf,sizeof buf) ; He did the above change in the code and got it working.   I am using a windows 2K machine.   Your help would be of great help for me in solving my problem...   waiting for your reply.......   Best Regards Sunil Rashinkar Persistent Systems Pvt. Ltd. Ph. +91 20 5678900 Ext 821