| RAND_bytes.pod (1.1.1.5) | RAND_bytes.pod (1.1.1.6) |
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| 1=pod 2 3=head1 NAME 4 5RAND_bytes, RAND_priv_bytes, RAND_bytes_ex, RAND_priv_bytes_ex, 6RAND_pseudo_bytes - generate random data 7 8=head1 SYNOPSIS --- 23 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 32be used for generating values that should remain private. If using the 33default RAND_METHOD, this function uses a separate "private" PRNG 34instance so that a compromise of the "public" PRNG instance will not 35affect the secrecy of these private values, as described in L<RAND(7)> 36and L<EVP_RAND(7)>. 37 38RAND_bytes_ex() and RAND_priv_bytes_ex() are the same as RAND_bytes() and 39RAND_priv_bytes() except that they both take additional I<strength> and | 1=pod 2 3=head1 NAME 4 5RAND_bytes, RAND_priv_bytes, RAND_bytes_ex, RAND_priv_bytes_ex, 6RAND_pseudo_bytes - generate random data 7 8=head1 SYNOPSIS --- 23 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 32be used for generating values that should remain private. If using the 33default RAND_METHOD, this function uses a separate "private" PRNG 34instance so that a compromise of the "public" PRNG instance will not 35affect the secrecy of these private values, as described in L<RAND(7)> 36and L<EVP_RAND(7)>. 37 38RAND_bytes_ex() and RAND_priv_bytes_ex() are the same as RAND_bytes() and 39RAND_priv_bytes() except that they both take additional I<strength> and |
| 40I<ctx> parameters. The bytes genreated will have a security strength of at | 40I<ctx> parameters. The bytes generated will have a security strength of at |
| 41least I<strength> bits. 42The DRBG used for the operation is the public or private DRBG associated with 43the specified I<ctx>. The parameter can be NULL, in which case 44the default library context is used (see L<OSSL_LIB_CTX(3)>. 45If the default RAND_METHOD has been changed then for compatibility reasons the 46RAND_METHOD will be used in preference and the DRBG of the library context 47ignored. 48 --- 47 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 96=item * 97 98The RAND_bytes_ex() and RAND_priv_bytes_ex() functions were added in OpenSSL 3.0 99 100=back 101 102=head1 COPYRIGHT 103 | 41least I<strength> bits. 42The DRBG used for the operation is the public or private DRBG associated with 43the specified I<ctx>. The parameter can be NULL, in which case 44the default library context is used (see L<OSSL_LIB_CTX(3)>. 45If the default RAND_METHOD has been changed then for compatibility reasons the 46RAND_METHOD will be used in preference and the DRBG of the library context 47ignored. 48 --- 47 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 96=item * 97 98The RAND_bytes_ex() and RAND_priv_bytes_ex() functions were added in OpenSSL 3.0 99 100=back 101 102=head1 COPYRIGHT 103 |
| 104Copyright 2000-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved. | 104Copyright 2000-2023 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved. |
| 105 106Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use 107this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy 108in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at 109L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>. 110 111=cut | 105 106Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use 107this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy 108in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at 109L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>. 110 111=cut |