getting OpenSSH/OpenSSL to utilize /dev/random

[Jeremy Mates]

* Lacoss-Arnold, Jason <Jason.Lacoss-Arnold at AGEDWARDS.com> [2002-04-11T07:17-0700]:
> What gives?  What do I have to do to get openssh or openssl to see my
> /dev/random?

OpenSSL looks for /dev/urandom by default, and might be missing the
/dev/random device ANDIrand installs:

*** e_os.h.orig	Thu Nov  8 06:36:49 2001
--- e_os.h	Thu Apr 11 07:29:43 2002
***************
*** 79,85 ****
  #ifndef DEVRANDOM
  /* set this to your 'random' device if you have one.
   * My default, we will try to read this file */
! #define DEVRANDOM "/dev/urandom"
  #endif
  
  #if defined(__MWERKS__) && defined(macintosh)
--- 79,85 ----
  #ifndef DEVRANDOM
  /* set this to your 'random' device if you have one.
   * My default, we will try to read this file */
! #define DEVRANDOM "/dev/random"
  #endif
  
  #if defined(__MWERKS__) && defined(macintosh)


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