Bug: Ethers create random broke in new hardhat version

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Hey guys!

When using ethers way of creating a random wallet, there is a conflict in crypto/hash.

Reproduction:

import { ethers } from 'hardhat';
await ethers.Wallet.createRandom()

Throws:

Error: error:0308010C:digital envelope routines::unsupported
      at new Hash (node:internal/crypto/hash:67:19)
      at createHash (node:crypto:133:10)
      at ripemd160 (node_modules/@ethersproject/sha2/src.ts/sha2.ts:14:29)
      at new HDNode (node_modules/@ethersproject/hdnode/src.ts/index.ts:115:67)
      at Function.HDNode._fromSeed (node_modules/@ethersproject/hdnode/src.ts/index.ts:258:16)
      at Function.HDNode.fromMnemonic (node_modules/@ethersproject/hdnode/src.ts/index.ts:269:23)
      at Function.Wallet.fromMnemonic (node_modules/@ethersproject/wallet/src.ts/index.ts:192:34)
      at Function.Wallet.createRandom (node_modules/@ethersproject/wallet/src.ts/index.ts:177:23)
      at generateRandom (test/utils/wallet.ts:8:23)
      at Context.<anonymous> (test/unit/Greeter.spec.ts:16:25)
      at processImmediate (node:internal/timers:471:21)

I'm trying to get up to date defi-wonderland solidity-boilerplate: defi-wonderland/solidity-hardhat-boilerplate#77

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This issue is also being tracked on Linear.

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LINEAR-ID: c0d6227e-9a0d-49ad-9781-c87bc7d88179

[alcuadrado]

Have you upgraded node? I'm fairly confident that error comes from Node 17's OpenSSL changes

[alcuadrado]

I just checked the PR, and I can confirm that. Do you mind reporting it to ethers and tagging me?

[0xged]

@alcuadrado will do sir! you can close the issue! Sorry! 😬

Ref.: ethers-io/ethers.js#3082

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Issue arises from ethers compatibility with node17 and node18 openssl changes, it's not on Nomics Foundation domain.