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RE: [Question] Forcing libcurl to use hardware randomization

From: Daniel Stenberg via curl-library <curl-library_at_lists.haxx.se>
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2023 23:30:32 +0100 (CET)

On Mon, 6 Mar 2023, rsbecker_at_nexbridge.com wrote:

> So if OpenSSL RAND_bytes() goes to the HRNG by default, will curl?

curl calls OpenSSL's RAND_bytes(), yes.

I don't know how that works or what exact mechanism it will use beyond what
they document. Their man page does not mention hardware support:

   https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man3/RAND_bytes.html

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