RE: OpemSSL Hardware Random Number Generator (RNG) for Intel Chip sets.

2001-09-08 Thread Ryan Hurst
Rich - I am not sure I understand what you are saying; currently rand_win.c calles CryptGenRandom (CryptoAPI) and the INTEL_DEF_PROV to acquire input to the entropy functions in OpenSSL. /* poll the Pentium PRG with CryptoAPI */ if (acquire(hProvider, 0,

Re: OpemSSL Hardware Random Number Generator (RNG) for Intel Chip sets.

2001-09-08 Thread Rich Salz
I am not sure I understand what you are saying You called the intel h/w rng excellent. I believe consensus is we don't know. The code you showed does exactly the right thing: don't rely on the h/w RNG directly, but use it as an entropy source. /r$ -- Zolera Systems, Securing

RE: OpemSSL Hardware Random Number Generator (RNG) for Intel Chip sets.

2001-09-08 Thread Ryan Hurst
, 2001 7:36 PM To: Ryan Hurst Cc: Openssl-Dev ([EMAIL PROTECTED]); Openssl-Users ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Subject: Re: OpemSSL Hardware Random Number Generator (RNG) for Intel Chip sets. I am not sure I understand what you are saying You called the intel h/w rng excellent. I believe consensus

RE: OpemSSL Hardware Random Number Generator (RNG) for Intel Chip sets.

2001-09-08 Thread Ryan Hurst
, September 08, 2001 7:36 PM To: Ryan Hurst Cc: Openssl-Dev ([EMAIL PROTECTED]); Openssl-Users ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Subject: Re: OpemSSL Hardware Random Number Generator (RNG) for Intel Chip sets. I am not sure I understand what you are saying You called the intel h/w rng excellent. I