openssl - PRNG not seeded Error...?

[Hari Om]

Hi:

I installing OPENSSL and when running I get following ERROR - wonder
why:
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# ./openssl req -new -nodes -keyout private.key -out public.csr
Using configuration from /usr/local/ssl/openssl.cnf
unable to load 'random state'
This means that the random number generator has not been seeded
with much random data.
Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key
22664:error:24064064:random number generator:SSLEAY_RAND_BYTES:PRNG
not seeded:md_rand.c:501:You need to read the OpenSSL FAQ, http://w
ww.openssl.org/support/faq.html
22664:error:04069003:rsa routines:RSA_generate_key:BN
lib:rsa_gen.c:182:
#
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I am using IBM AIX System.

Any information on above...?

[Nikola Milutinovic]

Unless AIX has /dev/random you'll need EGD or PRNGD to feed OpenSSL random
numbers. Search on Google for it.

Nix.

[PP133]

I went through this when I was installing ssh 3.4p1 on my solaris box
at work. Granted it may not be the exact same fix, I used
http://www.sunfreeware.com/openssh8.html to run me through it. I
remember getting that same PRNG not seeded error and I believe that I
had to install a patch for random number generation and then reboot.
But check out that page, it's very helpful

-pp133

Nikola Milutinovic <Nikola.Mi...@ev.co.yu> wrote in message news:<3DC0CCFA...@ev.co.yu>...

[BG]

Hello.

I just got down with that same error message. With solaris 8, openssl 9.6.g.

I tried prngd with no success. I ended up having to install solaris patch 112438-01
which creates /dev/random. After that no problems.

bg

In comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix PP133 <pp...@attbi.com> wrote:
: I went through this when I was installing ssh 3.4p1 on my solaris box

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