Hello, > What is an entropy file? Is it just a file filled with random data? Yes.
> How do a > such? > > I am using windows so I doubt the problem is with /dev/[u]random. What could > it be then? This seems to hang on reading random entropy from RAND_screen() function. This function calls RAND_pool() which gathers misc system information (cursor information, memory, processes ...) and readscreen() which reads your "display" to random data. This may hang on any function. Try for test: openssl rand -base64 10 this should hang too. Maybe you have some crypto devices connected ? Best regards, -- Marek Marcola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]