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      1 /*
      2  * rand_source.h
      3  *
      4  * implements a random source based on /dev/random
      5  *
      6  * David A. McGrew
      7  * Cisco Systems, Inc.
      8  */
      9 /*
     10  *
     11  * Copyright(c) 2001-2006 Cisco Systems, Inc.
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     44 
     45 
     46 #ifndef RAND_SOURCE
     47 #define RAND_SOURCE
     48 
     49 #include "err.h"
     50 #include "datatypes.h"
     51 
     52 err_status_t
     53 rand_source_init(void);
     54 
     55 /*
     56  * rand_source_get_octet_string() writes a random octet string.
     57  *
     58  * The function call rand_source_get_octet_string(dest, len) writes
     59  * len octets of random data to the location to which dest points,
     60  * and returns an error code.  This error code should be checked,
     61  * and if a failure is reported, the data in the buffer MUST NOT
     62  * be used.
     63  *
     64  * warning: If the return code is not checked, then non-random
     65  *          data may inadvertently be used.
     66  *
     67  * returns:
     68  *     - err_status_ok    if no problems occured.
     69  *     - [other]          a problem occured, and no assumptions should
     70  *                        be made about the contents of the destination
     71  *                        buffer.
     72  */
     73 
     74 err_status_t
     75 rand_source_get_octet_string(void *dest, uint32_t length);
     76 
     77 err_status_t
     78 rand_source_deinit(void);
     79 
     80 /*
     81  * function prototype for a random source function
     82  *
     83  * A rand_source_func_t writes num_octets at the location indicated by
     84  * dest and returns err_status_ok.  Any other return value indicates
     85  * failure.
     86  */
     87 
     88 typedef err_status_t (*rand_source_func_t)
     89      (void *dest, uint32_t num_octets);
     90 
     91 #endif /* RAND_SOURCE */
     92