RE: Re: SSH / SSH-KEYGEN / PRNGD SEED

From: Zill, Greg (Greg.Zill_at_owh.com)
Date: 01/22/04

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    Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 08:25:37 -0600
    To: "Vaccaro, Anthony" <Anthony.Vaccaro@astrazeneca.com>, <secureshell@securityfocus.com>
    
    

    some steps I finally came up with after pulling my hair, as well

    add random patch 112438-2
    boot -r
    rem_drv random
    add_drv random
    modload /kernel/drv/random

    -----Original Message-----
    > From: Vaccaro, Anthony
    > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 3:04 PM
    > To: 'secureshell@securityfocus.com'
    > Subject: Re: SSH / SSH-KEYGEN / PRNGD SEED
    >
    > Hi,
    > I had downloaded the following files from www.sunfreeware.com
    > openssh-3.5p1-sol8-intel-local.gz
    > openssl-0.9.6i-sol8-intel-local.gz
    > zlib-1.1.4-sol8-sparc-local.gz
    > prngd-0.9.25-sol8-sparc-local.gz
    > Then I followed the guidelines for installation.
    > I was not successful at the point where I need to generate the key
    > information for the server.
    > # ssh-keygen -t rsa1 -f /usr/local/etc/ssh_host_key -N ""
    > PRNG is not seeded
    >
    > # ssh-keygen -t dsa -f /usr/local/etc/ssh_host_dsa_key -N ""
    > PRNG is not seeded
    >
    > # ssh-keygen -t rsa -f /usr/local/etc/ssh_host_rsa_key -N ""
    >
    > PRNG is not seeded
    > At this point I downloaded the prngd-0.9.25-sol8-sparc-local.gz and
    > installed it.
    > Still the problem persists.
    > Could you advise me what I am doing wrong .
    > Regards,
    > Tony
    >


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