From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailserv2.iuinc.com (IDENT:qmailr@mailserv2.iuinc.com [206.245.164.55]) by puffin.external.hp.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id MAA09947 for ; Mon, 29 May 2000 12:23:42 -0600 Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 13:23:52 -0500 From: "Peter A. Peterson II" To: Andrew Shugg Cc: parisc-linux@thepuffingroup.com Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] HP-UX random number generator? Message-ID: <20000529132352.D11779@flynn.zork.net> References: <20000529024931.B11779@flynn.zork.net> <39324625.977B5A74@storm.ca> <20000529103328.C11779@flynn.zork.net> <20000530005500.A28121@neep.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20000530005500.A28121@neep.com.au>; from andrew@neep.com.au on Tue, May 30, 2000 at 12:55:03AM +0800 Sender: "Peter A. Peterson II" List-ID: Quoting Andrew Shugg: > You might like to consider using OpenSSH if you don't have any joy with ssh. > > OpenSSH can be compiled[1] without a /dev/*random device by using egd[2], the > Entropy Gathering Daemon. OpenSSH also requires installation of zlib and > openssl though (which is just a bit more effort, but oh well). I've not used > egd so can't comment on it, but it's probably worth a go. I was incorrectly specific. I installed openssh, zlib, and ssleay already, and in the configure process for openssh it crapped out looking for /dev/urandom and/or egd. I think i'll look into egd. Thanks all. pedro -- ----------------------------------------------- "She's laughin in her sleeve, boys; I can feel it in my bones." -- Tom Waits -----------------------------------------------