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[Bug 575] a bug make me crazy--PRNG is not seeded
http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=575

Summary: a bug make me crazy--PRNG is not seeded
Product: Portable OpenSSH
Version: -current
Platform: Other
OS/Version: Linux
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: Build system
AssignedTo: openssh-bugs@mindrot.org
ReportedBy: lion_3875@sina.com


hi:

Now, i have a headache for a embeded product, i need port openssh to this
platform,
it's arch is ARCA1(a chinese CPU), it's not important.

ok, i compiled the openssh3.3.6p1 with arca1 compiler, it's ok.

after i put it on the platform, a message show me on the screen----PRNG is
not seeded.

God! i search solution for a whole day, but no result.

my openssl version is 0.9.6, my system have not the device RANDOM, may be
caused by this reason?

what can i do? copy a '/dev/random' and '/dev/urandom' to /dev on the ARCA1
platform from any where in x86 system? i tried, but failed.

give me a solution for this problem please, it's really important for me.


thanks a lot, linux fans


lion_3875@sina.com
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¡¡2003-05-24



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------- Additional Comments From mouring@eviladmin.org 2003-05-25 05:38 -------
1. check for a /dev/random and /dev/urandom (all Linux should have it
no matter what cpu they are running on).
2. at the end of ./configure it shows you a matrix of features. Please
post that. One of the lines has to do with testing to see if OpenSSL can
seed itself or if it needs help.

- Ben



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------- Additional Comments From dtucker@zip.com.au 2003-05-25 16:18 -------
/dev/random and /dev/urandom are device special files, so you'll need to either
"cp -a" them or recreate them with the appropriate mknod commands on your
platform.

You may need to recompile OpenSSL once you've created the device files, then
recompile OpenSSH.

You can also try configure'ing OpenSSH with --with-rand-helper.




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djm@mindrot.org changed:

What |Removed |Added
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Status|NEW |RESOLVED
Resolution| |WORKSFORME



------- Additional Comments From djm@mindrot.org 2003-06-04 23:46 -------
Local configuration issue



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