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@@ -217,8 +217,11 @@ For Solaris 2.6, Tim Nibbe <tnibbe@sprint.net> and others have suggested installing the SUNski package from Sun patch 105710-01 (Sparc) which adds a /dev/random device and make sure it gets used, usually through $RANDFILE. There are probably similar patches for the other Solaris -versions. However, be warned that /dev/random is usually a blocking -device, which may have some effects on OpenSSL. +versions. An official statement from Sun with respect to /dev/random +support can be found at + http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsrdb/27606&zone_32=SUNWski +However, be warned that /dev/random is usually a blocking device, which +may have some effects on OpenSSL. * Why do I get an "unable to write 'random state'" error message? |