RAND_DRBG_GENERATE(3)

NAME
RAND_DRBG_generate, RAND_DRBG_bytes - generate random bytes using the given drbg instance

SYNOPSIS
 #include <openssl/rand_drbg.h>

 int RAND_DRBG_generate(RAND_DRBG *drbg,
                        unsigned char *out, size_t outlen,
                        int prediction_resistance,
                        const unsigned char *adin, size_t adinlen);

 int RAND_DRBG_bytes(RAND_DRBG *drbg,
                     unsigned char *out, size_t outlen);

DESCRIPTION
RAND_DRBG_generate() generates outlen random bytes using the given DRBG instance drbg and stores them in the buffer at out.

Before generating the output, the DRBG instance checks whether the maximum number of generate requests (reseed interval) or the maximum timespan (reseed time interval) since its last seeding have been reached. If this is the case, the DRBG reseeds automatically. Additionally, an immediate reseeding can be requested by setting the prediction_resistance flag to 1. Requesting prediction resistance is a relative expensive operation. See NOTES section for more details.

The caller can optionally provide additional data to be used for reseeding by passing a pointer adin to a buffer of length adinlen. This additional data is mixed into the internal state of the random generator but does not contribute to the entropy count. The additional data can be omitted by setting adin to NULL and adinlen to 0;

RAND_DRBG_bytes() generates outlen random bytes using the given DRBG instance drbg and stores them in the buffer at out. This function is a wrapper around the RAND_DRBG_generate() call, which collects some additional data from low entropy sources (e.g., a high resolution timer) and calls RAND_DRBG_generate(drbg, out, outlen, 0, adin, adinlen).

RETURN VALUES
RAND_DRBG_generate() and RAND_DRBG_bytes() return 1 on success, and 0 on failure.

NOTES
The reseed interval and reseed time interval of the drbg are set to reasonable default values, which in general do not have to be adjusted. If necessary, they can be changed using RAND_DRBG_set_reseed_interval(3) and RAND_DRBG_set_reseed_time_interval(3), respectively.

A request for prediction resistance can only be satisfied by pulling fresh entropy from a live entropy source (section 5.5.2 of [NIST SP 800-90C]). It is up to the user to ensure that a live entropy source is configured and is being used.

SEE ALSO
RAND_bytes(3), RAND_DRBG_set_reseed_interval(3), RAND_DRBG_set_reseed_time_interval(3), RAND_DRBG(7)

HISTORY
The RAND_DRBG functions were added in OpenSSL 1.1.1.

Prediction resistance is supported from OpenSSL 3.0.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2017-2019 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (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 <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.