Re: openSSL Key generation

From: Zow (zow@llnl.gov)
Date: 02/06/03

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Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 11:41:16 -0800
From: "Zow" Terry Brugger <zow@llnl.gov>

    Leland,

    > [root@basea1 tmp]# nohup time /usr/bin/openssl genrsa -rand /dev/urandom
    > 1024 > /tmp/server.key &
    > ==========================================================================
    >
    > While the manual says this might take a long time, it has been running all
    > night, are athalon processors slow? or did I phrase my command incorrectly?
    > CPU time is being consumed like crazy.

    Last time I generated a key was on like a P-II 400MHz and it maybe took a
    minute or two (it's been a long time, so it's kind of hazy). Your Athalon
    will smoke that P-II anyway you work it, so I suspect it has something more
    to do with the nohup and the backgrounding of the process (probably confusing
    openssl for some reason). Kill the existing process and re-try it as just

    # time /usr/bin/openssl genrsa -rand /dev/urandom 1024 > /tmp/server.key

    If you want to do something else in the meantime, that's what multiple
    windows or screen is for.

    Hope this helps,
    Terry

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