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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Tim-</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>You need to use the Entropy Gathering Daemon (EGD) developed by Brian Werner. The EGD collects entropy from various OS/Solaris facilities, creating an entropy pool for random number generation. Read the readme included with the distribution of OpenSSH and visit <A HREF="http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/</A> for the EGD source and documentation. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Mahalo,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Ryan </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>RYAN J. HUNTER</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Senior UNIX Systems Administrator</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Stockwalk.com Group, Inc. -- Information Architecture</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>email: rhunter@stockwalkgroup.com ph: 612-542-3538</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: tnibbe [<A HREF="mailto:tnibbe@sprint.net">mailto:tnibbe@sprint.net</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 2:16 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: openssh-unix-dev@mindrot.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: /etc/urandom and Solaris</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I feel very silly asking this, because I saw the answer to this question one </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>time and can't remember what it was. OpenSSH uses /dev/urandom or /dev/random </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>which Solaris does not have (verified with a call to the Sun software folks). </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>How do I make OpenSSH happy with a Solaris substitute for /etc/urandom?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Tim Nibbe</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Supervisor of System Administration</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sprint IP Dial Support Services</FONT>
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