diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 58650cfd74..78018fc8fe 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ Most components of the openssl command line tool try to use the file $HOME/.rnd (or $RANDFILE, if this environment variable is set) for seeding the PRNG. If this file does not exist or is too short, the "PRNG not seeded" error message may occur. +Note that the command "openssl rsa" in OpenSSL 0.9.5 does not do this +and will fail on systems without /dev/urandom when trying to +password-encrypt an RSA key! This is a bug in the library; +try a later snaphost instead. * Why does the linker complain about undefined symbols?