unable to write 'random state'

["Morin, Michael" <Mi...@maine.gov>]

I'm trying to get my new server certificate to work with the Subversion Edge Console by converting the server.crt file into PKCS12 format and then creating a JKS file. I am using OpenSSL to do this. When I execute the command, openssl pkcs12 -export -in E:/csvn/data/conf/server.crt -inkey E:/csvn/data/conf/server.key -name svnedge -out E:/csvn/data/conf/server.p12, I get the following response...
Loading 'screen' into random state - done
Enter Export Password:
Verifying - Enter Export Password:
Unable to write 'random state'

I don't remember having this issue in the past. I don't remember ever seeing a message that said "loading 'screen' into random state". Can anyone tell me how to get past this error?

Re: unable to write 'random state'

[Daniel Sahlberg <da...@gmail.com>]

Den ons 9 mars 2022 kl 13:48 skrev Morin, Michael <Mi...@maine.gov>:

> I’m trying to get my new server certificate to work with the Subversion
> Edge Console by converting the server.crt file into PKCS12 format and then
> creating a JKS file. I am using OpenSSL to do this. When I execute the
> command, openssl pkcs12 -export -in E:/csvn/data/conf/server.crt -inkey
> E:/csvn/data/conf/server.key -name svnedge -out
> E:/csvn/data/conf/server.p12, I get the following response…
>
> Loading ‘screen’ into random state – done
>
> Enter Export Password:
>
> Verifying – Enter Export Password:
>
> Unable to write ‘random state’
>
>
>
> I don’t remember having this issue in the past. I don’t remember ever
> seeing a message that said “loading ‘screen’ into random state”. Can anyone
> tell me how to get past this error?
>

It seems the error message is from openssl and not from Subversion itself,
is that correct? In that case, this is probably not the best mailing list
to get help.

Unfortunately I don't have much experience with openssl but a quick google
gave the following link from stackoverflow:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12507277/how-to-fix-unable-to-write-random-state-in-openssl

TLDR; The link suggests a permission- or path problem.

Kind regards,
Daniel Sahlberg

Re: unable to write 'random state'

[Mark Phippard <ma...@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Mar 9, 2022 at 7:48 AM Morin, Michael <Mi...@maine.gov> wrote:
>
> I’m trying to get my new server certificate to work with the Subversion Edge Console by converting the server.crt file into PKCS12 format and then creating a JKS file. I am using OpenSSL to do this. When I execute the command, openssl pkcs12 -export -in E:/csvn/data/conf/server.crt -inkey E:/csvn/data/conf/server.key -name svnedge -out E:/csvn/data/conf/server.p12, I get the following response…
>
> Loading ‘screen’ into random state – done
>
> Enter Export Password:
>
> Verifying – Enter Export Password:
>
> Unable to write ‘random state’
>
>
>
> I don’t remember having this issue in the past. I don’t remember ever seeing a message that said “loading ‘screen’ into random state”. Can anyone tell me how to get past this error?

You are ultimately asking an OpenSSL question. A search for that
message yields this:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34156938/openssl-hangs-during-pkcs12-export-with-loading-screen-into-random-state


Mark