From aa4d426b4d3527d7e166df1a05058c9a4a0f6683 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wojtek Kosior Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:33:56 +0200 Subject: initial/final commit --- openssl-1.1.0h/doc/crypto/RAND_add.pod | 79 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 79 insertions(+) create mode 100644 openssl-1.1.0h/doc/crypto/RAND_add.pod (limited to 'openssl-1.1.0h/doc/crypto/RAND_add.pod') diff --git a/openssl-1.1.0h/doc/crypto/RAND_add.pod b/openssl-1.1.0h/doc/crypto/RAND_add.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000..46de165 --- /dev/null +++ b/openssl-1.1.0h/doc/crypto/RAND_add.pod @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +=pod + +=head1 NAME + +RAND_add, RAND_seed, RAND_status, RAND_event, RAND_screen - add +entropy to the PRNG + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + + #include + + void RAND_seed(const void *buf, int num); + + void RAND_add(const void *buf, int num, double entropy); + + int RAND_status(void); + + #if OPENSSL_API_COMPAT < 0x10100000L + int RAND_event(UINT iMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam); + void RAND_screen(void); + #endif + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +RAND_add() mixes the B bytes at B into the PRNG state. Thus, +if the data at B are unpredictable to an adversary, this +increases the uncertainty about the state and makes the PRNG output +less predictable. Suitable input comes from user interaction (random +key presses, mouse movements) and certain hardware events. The +B argument is (the lower bound of) an estimate of how much +randomness is contained in B, measured in bytes. Details about +sources of randomness and how to estimate their entropy can be found +in the literature, e.g. RFC 1750. + +RAND_add() may be called with sensitive data such as user entered +passwords. The seed values cannot be recovered from the PRNG output. + +OpenSSL makes sure that the PRNG state is unique for each thread. On +systems that provide C, the randomness device is used +to seed the PRNG transparently. However, on all other systems, the +application is responsible for seeding the PRNG by calling RAND_add(), +L +or L. + +RAND_seed() is equivalent to RAND_add() when B. + +RAND_event() and RAND_screen() are deprecated and should not be called. + +=head1 RETURN VALUES + +RAND_status() returns 1 if the PRNG has been seeded +with enough data, 0 otherwise. + +RAND_event() calls RAND_poll() and returns RAND_status(). + +RAND_screen calls RAND_poll(). + +The other functions do not return values. + +=head1 HISTORY + +RAND_event() and RAND_screen() are deprecated since OpenSSL +1.1.0. Use the functions described above instead. + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +L, L, +L, L + +=head1 COPYRIGHT + +Copyright 2000-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved. + +Licensed under the OpenSSL license (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. + +=cut -- cgit v1.2.3