Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 22:57:04 -0400 From: Pete Fritchman <petef@databits.net> To: Ken McGlothlen <mcglk@artlogix.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gpg 1.0.6 question regarding --gen-key and /dev/random. Message-ID: <20010808225704.A9984@databits.net> In-Reply-To: <87pua67ya4.fsf@ralf.artlogix.com>; from mcglk@artlogix.com on Wed, Aug 08, 2001 at 07:38:43PM -0700 References: <87pua67ya4.fsf@ralf.artlogix.com>
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++ 08/08/01 19:38 -0700 - Ken McGlothlen: | We need to generate a lot of random bytes. It is a good idea to perform | some other action (type on the keyboard, move the mouse, utilize the | disks) during the prime generation; this gives the random number | generator a better chance to gain enough entropy. | ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++.+++++++++++++++..++++++++++++++[...] | | Not enough random bytes available. Please do some other work to give | the OS a chance to collect more entropy! (Need 300 more bytes) Try rndcontrol(8). -pete -- Pete Fritchman <petef@databits.net> Databits Network Services, Inc. <http://databits.net>; finger petef@databits.net for PGP key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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