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Configure: Improve warning if no random seed source was configured #7509

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Expand Up @@ -1013,13 +1013,18 @@ if (scalar(@seed_sources) == 0) {
if (scalar(grep { $_ eq 'none' } @seed_sources) > 0) {
die "Cannot seed with none and anything else" if scalar(@seed_sources) > 1;
warn <<_____ if scalar(@seed_sources) == 1;
You have selected the --with-rand-seed=none option, which effectively disables
automatic reseeding of the OpenSSL random generator. All operations depending
on the random generator such as creating keys will not work unless the random
generator is seeded manually by the application.

Please read the 'Note on random number generation' section in the INSTALL
instructions and the RAND_DRBG(7) manual page for more details.
============================== WARNING ===============================
You have selected the --with-rand-seed=none option, which effectively
disables automatic reseeding of the OpenSSL random generator.
All operations depending on the random generator such as creating keys
will not work unless the random generator is seeded manually by the
application.

Please read the 'Note on random number generation' section in the
INSTALL instructions and the RAND_DRBG(7) manual page for more details.
============================== WARNING ===============================

_____
}
push @{$config{openssl_other_defines}},
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