MCRYPT_DEV_RANDOM freezes but MCRYPT_DEV_URANDOM works
问题 I am trying to create an IV with the function: mcrypt_create_iv(32, MCRYPT_DEV_RANDOM) this causes the script to time out after more than 60 seconds. (maybe more?) but when I use URANDOM , it works fine almost instantly. From what I read it should take about 4 seconds with MCRYPT_DEV_RANDOM , but it is definitely taking too long. There is nothing in the error log. I have it installed with apache2 and php5 on an ubuntu 12.04 server. I have run the exact same code on my centos server without