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by caf 4106 days ago
I don't know why they didn't keep RAND_egd() in, but just implement it as:

  int RAND_egd(const char *path)
  {
      return -1;
  }
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Yeah, that's the quickest fix for some softwares but OpenBSD devs can be really 'uncompromising' when they consider some features broken/dangerous. That's how they managed to have "2 remote holes in default install" for decades I guess :/

http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=140512043210089&w=2

https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-crypto%40vger.kernel.org/...

That's not really an answer, though, is it? Because the feature is just as gone, it's just that it still remains API-compatible.