BN_rand, BN_priv_rand, BN_pseudo_rand, BN_rand_range, BN_priv_rand_range,
BN_pseudo_rand_range - generate pseudo-random number
#include <openssl/bn.h>
int BN_rand(BIGNUM *rnd, int bits, int top, int bottom);
int BN_priv_rand(BIGNUM *rnd, int bits, int top, int bottom);
int BN_pseudo_rand(BIGNUM *rnd, int bits, int top, int bottom);
int BN_rand_range(BIGNUM *rnd, BIGNUM *range);
int BN_priv_rand_range(BIGNUM *rnd, BIGNUM *range);
int BN_pseudo_rand_range(BIGNUM *rnd, BIGNUM *range);
BN_rand() generates a cryptographically strong pseudo-random number of
bits in length and stores it in rnd. If bits is less than
zero, or too small to accommodate the requirements specified by the top
and bottom parameters, an error is returned. The top parameters
specifies requirements on the most significant bit of the generated number. If
it is BN_RAND_TOP_ANY, there is no constraint. If it is
BN_RAND_TOP_ONE, the top bit must be one. If it is
BN_RAND_TOP_TWO, the two most significant bits of the number will be
set to 1, so that the product of two such random numbers will always have
2*bits length. If bottom is BN_RAND_BOTTOM_ODD, the
number will be odd; if it is BN_RAND_BOTTOM_ANY it can be odd or even.
If bits is 1 then top cannot also be BN_RAND_FLG_TOPTWO.
BN_rand_range() generates a cryptographically strong
pseudo-random number rnd in the range 0 <= rnd <
range.
BN_priv_rand() and BN_priv_rand_range() have the
same semantics as BN_rand() and BN_rand_range() respectively.
They are intended to be used for generating values that should remain
private, and mirror the same difference between RAND_bytes(3) and
RAND_priv_bytes(3).
Always check the error return value of these functions and do not take
randomness for granted: an error occurs if the CSPRNG has not been seeded with
enough randomness to ensure an unpredictable byte sequence.
The functions return 1 on success, 0 on error. The error codes can be obtained
by ERR_get_error(3).
ERR_get_error(3), RAND_add(3), RAND_bytes(3),
RAND_priv_bytes(3), RAND(7), RAND_DRBG(7)
- Starting with OpenSSL release 1.1.0, BN_pseudo_rand() has been
identical to BN_rand() and BN_pseudo_rand_range() has been
identical to BN_rand_range(). The "pseudo" functions
should not be used and may be deprecated in a future release.
- The BN_priv_rand() and BN_priv_rand_range() functions were
added in OpenSSL 1.1.1.
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