From eca4feb580cffd6af474f599efe3fe99505a525c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rob Austein Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:32:05 +0000 Subject: Importing OpenSSL 0.9.8b svn path=/openssl/vendor/current/CHANGES; revision=1 --- openssl/vendor/current/doc/crypto/RAND_bytes.pod | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+) create mode 100644 openssl/vendor/current/doc/crypto/RAND_bytes.pod (limited to 'openssl/vendor/current/doc/crypto/RAND_bytes.pod') diff --git a/openssl/vendor/current/doc/crypto/RAND_bytes.pod b/openssl/vendor/current/doc/crypto/RAND_bytes.pod new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ce6329ce --- /dev/null +++ b/openssl/vendor/current/doc/crypto/RAND_bytes.pod @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +=pod + +=head1 NAME + +RAND_bytes, RAND_pseudo_bytes - generate random data + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + + #include + + int RAND_bytes(unsigned char *buf, int num); + + int RAND_pseudo_bytes(unsigned char *buf, int num); + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +RAND_bytes() puts B cryptographically strong pseudo-random bytes +into B. An error occurs if the PRNG has not been seeded with +enough randomness to ensure an unpredictable byte sequence. + +RAND_pseudo_bytes() puts B pseudo-random bytes into B. +Pseudo-random byte sequences generated by RAND_pseudo_bytes() will be +unique if they are of sufficient length, but are not necessarily +unpredictable. They can be used for non-cryptographic purposes and for +certain purposes in cryptographic protocols, but usually not for key +generation etc. + +=head1 RETURN VALUES + +RAND_bytes() returns 1 on success, 0 otherwise. The error code can be +obtained by L. RAND_pseudo_bytes() returns 1 if the +bytes generated are cryptographically strong, 0 otherwise. Both +functions return -1 if they are not supported by the current RAND +method. + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +L, L, +L + +=head1 HISTORY + +RAND_bytes() is available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL. It +has a return value since OpenSSL 0.9.5. RAND_pseudo_bytes() was added +in OpenSSL 0.9.5. + +=cut -- cgit v1.2.3