openssl_pkey_new()

[Brad Kent]

Has anyone had any luck with this function on any platform? Or have
any insight?

I'm hoping to use the OpenSSL module to encrypt data in a database (no
https or certification stuff necessary). (public key on server...
private key all nice n secure...)

I've been able to work with the example keys that came with the
distrobution just fine but have been unable generate my own..

<?php
$privkey = openssl_pkey_ne w();
while ( ($e = openssl_error_s tring()) !== false )
debug($e);
?>

On NT this outputs:
outputs:
error:0E06D06C: configuration file routines:NCONF_ get_string:no value
error:0E06D06C: configuration file routines:NCONF_ get_string:no value
error:0E06D06C: configuration file routines:NCONF_ get_string:no value
error:0E06D06C: configuration file routines:NCONF_ get_string:no value
error:0E06D06C: configuration file routines:NCONF_ get_string:no value
error:0E06D06C: configuration file routines:NCONF_ get_string:no value
error:0E06D06C: configuration file routines:NCONF_ get_string:no value
error:0E06D06C: configuration file routines:NCONF_ get_string:no value

On Solaris, I get:
Warning: openssl_pkey_ne w() [function.openss l-pkey-new]: unable to
load random state; not enough random data!

[Fred Emmott]

Re: openssl_pkey_ne w()

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Brad Kent wrote:
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> Has anyone had any luck with this function on any platform? Or have
> any insight?
>
> I'm hoping to use the OpenSSL module to encrypt data in a database (no
> https or certification stuff necessary). (public key on server...
> private key all nice n secure...)[/color]

[snip]

Just wondering - how can the private key by "nice n secure" if a script
running on a web-server can access/use it?

Fred Emmott
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