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Ulf Möller 2000-03-22 15:30:03 +00:00
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=head1 NAME
RAND_add, RAND_seed, RAND_status, RAND_screen - add entropy to the PRNG
RAND_add, RAND_seed, RAND_status, RAND_event, RAND_screen - add
entropy to the PRNG
=head1 SYNOPSIS
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int RAND_status(void);
int RAND_event(UINT iMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam);
void RAND_screen(void);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
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RAND_seed() is equivalent to RAND_add() when B<num == entropy>.
RAND_event() collects the entropy from Windows events such as mouse
movements and other user interaction. It should be called with the
B<iMsg>, B<wParam> and B<lParam> arguments of I<all> messages sent to
the window procedure. It will estimate the entropy contained in the
event message (if any), and add it to the PRNG. The program can then
process the messages as usual.
The RAND_screen() function is available for the convenience of Windows
programmers. It adds the current contents of the screen to the PRNG.
For applications that can catch Windows events, seeding the PRNG with
the parameters of B<WM_MOUSEMOVE> events is a significantly better
source of randomness. It should be noted that both methods cannot be
used on servers that run without user interaction.
For applications that can catch Windows events, seeding the PRNG by
calling RAND_event() is a significantly better source of
randomness. It should be noted that both methods cannot be used on
servers that run without user interaction.
=head1 RETURN VALUES
RAND_status() returns 1 if the PRNG has been seeded with enough data,
0 otherwise.
RAND_status() and RAND_event() return 1 if the PRNG has been seeded
with enough data, 0 otherwise.
The other functions do not return values.
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RAND_seed() and RAND_screen() are available in all versions of SSLeay
and OpenSSL. RAND_add() and RAND_status() have been added in OpenSSL
0.9.5.
0.9.5, RAND_event() in OpenSSL 0.9.5a.
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