src/common/rand/rand.h
Random number generator.
SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
Includes
#include <stdbool.h> #include <stddef.h> #include <stdint.h> #include <oqs/common.h> Functions
OQS_API OQS_STATUS | OQS_randombytes_switch_algorithm(const char *algorithm) |
OQS_API void | OQS_randombytes_custom_algorithm(void(*algorithm_ptr)(uint8_t *, size_t)) |
OQS_API void | OQS_randombytes(uint8_t *random_array, size_t bytes_to_read) |
OQS_randombytes_switch_algorithm
OQS_API OQS_STATUS OQS_randombytes_switch_algorithm(const char *algorithm)Switches OQS_randombytes to use the specified algorithm.
Parameters
const char * | algorithm | The name of the algorithm to use. |
Returns
OQS_SUCCESS if algorithm is a supported algorithm name, OQS_ERROR otherwise.
OQS_randombytes_custom_algorithm
OQS_API void OQS_randombytes_custom_algorithm(void(*algorithm_ptr)(uint8_t *, size_t))Switches OQS_randombytes to use the given function.
This allows additional custom RNGs besides the provided ones. The provided RNG function must have the same signature as OQS_randombytes.
Parameters
void(*)(uint8_t *, size_t) | algorithm_ptr | Pointer to the RNG function to use. |
OQS_randombytes
OQS_API void OQS_randombytes(uint8_t *random_array, size_t bytes_to_read)Fills the given memory with the requested number of (pseudo)random bytes.
This implementation uses whichever algorithm has been selected by OQS_randombytes_switch_algorithm. The default is OQS_randombytes_system, which reads bytes from a system specific default source.
The caller is responsible for providing a buffer allocated with sufficient room.
Parameters
uint8_t * | random_array | Pointer to the memory to fill with (pseudo)random bytes |
size_t | bytes_to_read | The number of random bytes to read into memory |