5 RAND_load_file, RAND_write_file, RAND_file_name - PRNG seed file
9 #include <openssl/rand.h>
11 const char *RAND_file_name(char *buf, size_t num);
13 int RAND_load_file(const char *filename, long max_bytes);
15 int RAND_write_file(const char *filename);
19 RAND_file_name() generates a default path for the random seed
20 file. B<buf> points to a buffer of size B<num> in which to store the
21 filename. The seed file is $RANDFILE if that environment variable is
22 set, $HOME/.rnd otherwise. If $HOME is not set either, or B<num> is
23 too small for the path name, an error occurs.
25 RAND_load_file() reads a number of bytes from file B<filename> and
26 adds them to the PRNG. If B<max_bytes> is non-negative,
27 up to to B<max_bytes> are read; starting with OpenSSL 0.9.5,
28 if B<max_bytes> is -1, the complete file is read.
30 RAND_write_file() writes a number of random bytes (currently 1024) to
31 file B<filename> which can be used to initialize the PRNG by calling
32 RAND_load_file() in a later session.
36 RAND_load_file() returns the number of bytes read.
38 RAND_write_file() returns the number of bytes written, and -1 if the
39 bytes written were generated without appropriate seed.
41 RAND_file_name() returns a pointer to B<buf> on success, and NULL on
46 L<rand(3)|rand(3)>, L<RAND_add(3)|RAND_add(3)>, L<RAND_cleanup(3)|RAND_cleanup(3)>
50 RAND_load_file(), RAND_write_file() and RAND_file_name() are available in
51 all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.