1=pod
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3=head1 NAME
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5rand - generate pseudo-random bytes
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7=head1 SYNOPSIS
8
9B<openssl rand>
10[B<-out> I<file>]
11[B<-rand> I<file(s)>]
12[B<-base64>]
13I<num>
14
15=head1 DESCRIPTION
16
17The B<rand> command outputs I<num> pseudo-random bytes after seeding
18the random number generater once. As in other B<openssl> command
19line tools, PRNG seeding uses the file I<$HOME/>B<.rnd> or B<.rnd>
20in addition to the files given in the B<-rand> option. A new
21I<$HOME>/B<.rnd> or B<.rnd> file will be written back if enough
22seeding was obtained from these sources.
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24=head1 OPTIONS
25
26=over 4
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28=item B<-out> I<file>
29
30Write to I<file> instead of standard output.
31
32=item B<-rand> I<file(s)>
33
34Use specified file or files or EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)|RAND_egd(3)>)
35for seeding the random number generator.
36Multiple files can be specified separated by a OS-dependent character.
| 1=pod
2
3=head1 NAME
4
5rand - generate pseudo-random bytes
6
7=head1 SYNOPSIS
8
9B<openssl rand>
10[B<-out> I<file>]
11[B<-rand> I<file(s)>]
12[B<-base64>]
13I<num>
14
15=head1 DESCRIPTION
16
17The B<rand> command outputs I<num> pseudo-random bytes after seeding
18the random number generater once. As in other B<openssl> command
19line tools, PRNG seeding uses the file I<$HOME/>B<.rnd> or B<.rnd>
20in addition to the files given in the B<-rand> option. A new
21I<$HOME>/B<.rnd> or B<.rnd> file will be written back if enough
22seeding was obtained from these sources.
23
24=head1 OPTIONS
25
26=over 4
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28=item B<-out> I<file>
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30Write to I<file> instead of standard output.
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32=item B<-rand> I<file(s)>
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34Use specified file or files or EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)|RAND_egd(3)>)
35for seeding the random number generator.
36Multiple files can be specified separated by a OS-dependent character.
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37The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVSM, and B<:> for
| 37The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVMS, and B<:> for
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38all others.
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40=item B<-base64>
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42Perform base64 encoding on the output.
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44=back
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46=head1 SEE ALSO
47
48L<RAND_bytes(3)|RAND_bytes(3)>
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50=cut
| 38all others.
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40=item B<-base64>
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42Perform base64 encoding on the output.
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44=back
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46=head1 SEE ALSO
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48L<RAND_bytes(3)|RAND_bytes(3)>
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50=cut
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