Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 08:29:15 +0200 From: Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de> To: alexus <ml@db.nexgen.com> Cc: docs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: out of entropy Message-ID: <3B53DB3B.4BA0748B@i-clue.de> References: <011301c10e46$66da80e0$0d00a8c0@alexus>
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alexus schrieb: > > I'm sorry in advance for a cross posting, I just need to resolve this issue > a.s.a.p. > > I'm using FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE and latest version of bind 9 > > su-2.05# dnssec-keygen -a HMAC-MD5 -b 128 -n HOST box.nexgen.com > dnssec-keygen: failed to generate key box.nexgen.com/157: out of entropy > > su-2.05# > > any ideas why? and how do i get around it? Because you have not gather enough random data to generate another key. Continue using your machine the standard way. Out of keystrokes, network data and other sources more random data will be gathered. Later, try again. HTH -Christoph Sold To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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