From: Jacob Nevins Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:43:59 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Mention PUTTY.RND by name X-Git-Tag: 0.58~27 X-Git-Url: https://asedeno.scripts.mit.edu/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=dcc4ffbd340861ecabf91326ad6a80dac4e89fa1;p=PuTTY.git Mention PUTTY.RND by name [originally from svn r5538] --- diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 2f12f154..ad27dcd0 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -381,12 +381,12 @@ while host keys are stored under \c{SshHostKeys}. PuTTY also requires a random number seed file, to improve the unpredictability of randomly chosen data needed as part of the SSH -cryptography. This is stored by default in your Windows home -directory (\c{%HOMEDRIVE%\\%HOMEPATH%}), or in the actual Windows -directory (such as \c{C:\\WINDOWS}) if the home directory doesn't -exist, for example if you're using Win95. If you want to change the -location of the random number seed file, you can put your chosen -pathname in the Registry, at +cryptography. This is stored by default in a file called \i\c{PUTTY.RND} +in your Windows home directory (\c{%HOMEDRIVE%\\%HOMEPATH%}), or in +the actual Windows directory (such as \c{C:\\WINDOWS}) if the home +directory doesn't exist, for example if you're using Win95. If you +want to change the location of the random number seed file, you can +put your chosen pathname in the Registry, at \c HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\RandSeedFile