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=pod
=head1 NAME
RAND_DRBG_generate,
RAND_DRBG_bytes
- generate random bytes using the given drbg instance
=head1 SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/rand_drbg.h>
int RAND_DRBG_generate(RAND_DRBG *drbg,
unsigned char *out, size_t outlen,
int prediction_resistance,
const unsigned char *adin, size_t adinlen);
int RAND_DRBG_bytes(RAND_DRBG *drbg,
unsigned char *out, size_t outlen);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
RAND_DRBG_generate() generates B<outlen> random bytes using the given
DRBG instance B<drbg> and stores them in the buffer at B<out>.
Before generating the output, the DRBG instance checks whether the maximum
number of generate requests (I<reseed interval>) or the maximum timespan
(I<reseed time interval>) since its last seeding have been reached.
If this is the case, the DRBG reseeds automatically.
Additionally, an immediate reseeding can be requested by setting the
B<prediction_resistance> flag to 1. See NOTES section for more details.
The caller can optionally provide additional data to be used for reseeding
by passing a pointer B<adin> to a buffer of length B<adinlen>.
This additional data is mixed into the internal state of the random
generator but does not contribute to the entropy count.
The additional data can be omitted by setting B<adin> to NULL and
B<adinlen> to 0;
RAND_DRBG_bytes() generates B<outlen> random bytes using the given
DRBG instance B<drbg> and stores them in the buffer at B<out>.
This function is a wrapper around the RAND_DRBG_generate() call,
which collects some additional data from low entropy sources
(e.g., a high resolution timer) and calls
RAND_DRBG_generate(drbg, out, outlen, 0, adin, adinlen).
=head1 RETURN VALUES
RAND_DRBG_generate() and RAND_DRBG_bytes() return 1 on success,
and 0 on failure.
=head1 NOTES
The I<reseed interval> and I<reseed time interval> of the B<drbg> are set to
reasonable default values, which in general do not have to be adjusted.
If necessary, they can be changed using L<RAND_DRBG_set_reseed_interval(3)>
and L<RAND_DRBG_set_reseed_time_interval(3)>, respectively.
A request for prediction resistance can only be satisfied by pulling fresh
entropy from one of the approved entropy sources listed in section 5.5.2 of
[NIST SP 800-90C].
Since the default DRBG implementation does not have access to such an approved
entropy source, a request for prediction resistance will always fail.
In other words, prediction resistance is currently not supported yet by the DRBG.
=head1 HISTORY
The RAND_DRBG functions were added in OpenSSL 1.1.1.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<RAND_bytes(3)>,
L<RAND_DRBG_set_reseed_interval(3)>,
L<RAND_DRBG_set_reseed_time_interval(3)>,
L<RAND_DRBG(7)>
=head1 COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2017-2018 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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