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Re: Using random number file

by Akos Vandra :: Rate this Message:

As far as I understand, that file is used only to seed the internal PRNG, not to read numbers from there... Or am I wrong? (Also the docs say the file will be overwrited)

Regards,
Vandra Ákos

2009/7/3 Bernhard Froehlich <ted@...>

Akos Vandra schrieb:

Hello!

I have a source of (more or less) true random numbers, which I get as binary files (1MB each).
I want openssl to use these files as a random number source to generate keys and signing operations. How can this be done?

Regards,
Vandra Ákos

Try using the RANDFILE= parameter in the configuration file http://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/config.html, though I don't know if this parameter is used by all commands.

Hope it helps.
Ted
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