RSA key generation problem

[Rob Landley]

On Monday 16 April 2007 10:07 pm, hfgj ghgj wrote:
> I am trying to create dropbear key but it is giving folowing error,,
> 
> 
> 
> /etc/dropbear # dropbearkey -t rsa -f identity
> Will output 1024 bit rsa secret key to 'identity'
> Generating key, this may take a while...
> Warning: Reading the random source seems to have blocked.
> If you experience problems, you probably need to find a better entropy 
source.
> 
> 
> 
> would anybody help me,,?
> 
> --Savan

Either use /dev/urandom instead of /dev/random, or generate some entropy 
events (move the mouse, etc).

This is based on an old write-up I did back at Timesys:

http://lldn.timesys.com/docs/about_entropy

(Laurie's tendency to take my name off stuff is part of the reason I don't 
work there anymore...)

Rob
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