Re: openSSL Key generation

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

use standardDisclaimer Received on Fri Feb 7 16:14:19 2003