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authorBodo Möller <bodo@openssl.org>2000-03-03 23:28:35 +0000
committerBodo Möller <bodo@openssl.org>2000-03-03 23:28:35 +0000
commitd79604183232c8fd50dd573481196710ee0fbdb3 (patch)
treecf9c04fea61c50d14ae7e154a09d5b2bea29090f /FAQ
parent37634c8bc9b2b651e295c6787b88587625113803 (diff)
Note about PRNG error message for openssl command line tool.
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@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ application you are using. It is likely that it never worked
correctly. OpenSSL 0.9.5 makes the error visible by refusing to
perform potentially insecure encryption.
+Most components of the openssl command line tool try to use the
+file $HOME/.rnd (or $RANDFILE, if this environment variable is set)
+for seeding the PRNG. If this file does not exist or is too short,
+the "PRNG not seeded" error message may occur.
+
* Why does the linker complain about undefined symbols?