openssl_random_pseudo_bytes() is slow (PHP)

Question

I\'m using opennssl_random_pseudo_bytes() in PHP and it is performing ultra slowly. My application often timeouts (throws that execution time limit error). Is there a particular

Answer 1

This was apparently a bug in PHP < 5.3.4.

Fixed possible blocking behavior in openssl_random_pseudo_bytes on Windows. (Pierre)

http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.4