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1 | =pod |
2 | ||
3 | =head1 NAME | |
4 | ||
ddc6a5c8 | 5 | RAND_bytes, RAND_priv_bytes, RAND_pseudo_bytes - generate random data |
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6 | |
7 | =head1 SYNOPSIS | |
8 | ||
9 | #include <openssl/rand.h> | |
10 | ||
11 | int RAND_bytes(unsigned char *buf, int num); | |
ddc6a5c8 | 12 | int RAND_priv_bytes(unsigned char *buf, int num); |
60b52453 | 13 | |
302d38e3 MC |
14 | Deprecated: |
15 | ||
98186eb4 | 16 | #if OPENSSL_API_COMPAT < 0x10100000L |
60b52453 | 17 | int RAND_pseudo_bytes(unsigned char *buf, int num); |
98186eb4 | 18 | #endif |
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19 | |
20 | =head1 DESCRIPTION | |
21 | ||
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22 | RAND_bytes() generates B<num> random bytes using a cryptographically |
23 | secure pseudo random generator (CSPRNG) and stores them in B<buf>. | |
720b3598 | 24 | |
ddc6a5c8 | 25 | RAND_priv_bytes() has the same semantics as RAND_bytes(). It is intended to |
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26 | be used for generating values that should remain private. If using the |
27 | default RAND_METHOD, this function uses a separate "private" PRNG | |
28 | instance so that a compromise of the "public" PRNG instance will not | |
29 | affect the secrecy of these private values, as described in L<RAND(7)> | |
30 | and L<RAND_DRBG(7)>. | |
31 | ||
32 | =head1 NOTES | |
33 | ||
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34 | By default, the OpenSSL CSPRNG supports a security level of 256 bits, provided it |
35 | was able to seed itself from a trusted entropy source. | |
36 | On all major platforms supported by OpenSSL (including the Unix-like platforms | |
37 | and Windows), OpenSSL is configured to automatically seed the CSPRNG on first use | |
38 | using the operating systems's random generator. | |
39 | ||
40 | If the entropy source fails or is not available, the CSPRNG will enter an | |
41 | error state and refuse to generate random bytes. For that reason, it is important | |
42 | to always check the error return value of RAND_bytes() and RAND_priv_bytes() and | |
43 | not take randomness for granted. | |
44 | ||
45 | On other platforms, there might not be a trusted entropy source available | |
46 | or OpenSSL might have been explicitly configured to use different entropy sources. | |
47 | If you are in doubt about the quality of the entropy source, don't hesitate to ask | |
48 | your operating system vendor or post a question on GitHub or the openssl-users | |
49 | mailing list. | |
ddc6a5c8 | 50 | |
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51 | =head1 RETURN VALUES |
52 | ||
a73d990e | 53 | RAND_bytes() and RAND_priv_bytes() |
ddc6a5c8 | 54 | return 1 on success, -1 if not supported by the current |
0ea155fc RS |
55 | RAND method, or 0 on other failure. The error code can be |
56 | obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)>. | |
57 | ||
18bad535 JL |
58 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
59 | ||
60 | L<RAND_add(3)>, | |
61 | L<RAND_bytes(3)>, | |
62 | L<RAND_priv_bytes(3)>, | |
63 | L<ERR_get_error(3)>, | |
64 | L<RAND(7)>, | |
65 | L<RAND_DRBG(7)> | |
66 | ||
a95d7574 | 67 | =head1 HISTORY |
0ea155fc | 68 | |
b26befb5 NT |
69 | =over 2 |
70 | ||
71 | =item * | |
72 | ||
5ecff87d | 73 | RAND_pseudo_bytes() was deprecated in OpenSSL 1.1.0; use RAND_bytes() instead. |
60b52453 | 74 | |
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75 | =item * |
76 | ||
df75c2bf | 77 | The RAND_priv_bytes() function was added in OpenSSL 1.1.1. |
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78 | |
79 | =back | |
80 | ||
e2f92610 RS |
81 | =head1 COPYRIGHT |
82 | ||
18bad535 | 83 | Copyright 2000-2019 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved. |
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84 | |
85 | Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License"). You may not use | |
86 | this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy | |
87 | in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at | |
88 | L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>. | |
89 | ||
90 | =cut |