NAME

       ldns_init_random - seed the random function

SYNOPSIS

       #include <stdint.h>
       #include <stdbool.h>

       #include <ldns/ldns.h>

       int ldns_init_random(FILE *fd, unsigned int size);

DESCRIPTION

       ldns_init_random() Seed the random function.  If the file descriptor is specified, the
              random generator is seeded with data from that file. If not, /dev/urandom is used.

              applications should call this if they need entropy data within ldns If openSSL is
              available, it is automatically seeded from /dev/urandom or /dev/random.

              If you need more entropy, or have no openssl available, this function MUST be
              called at the start of the program

              If openssl *is* available, this function just adds more entropy

              fd: a file providing entropy data for the seed
              size: the number of bytes to use as entropy data. If this is 0, only the minimal
              amount is taken (usually 4 bytes)
              Returns 0 if seeding succeeds, 1 if it fails

AUTHOR

       The ldns team at NLnet Labs. Which consists out of Jelte Jansen and Miek Gieben.

REPORTING BUGS

       Please report bugs to ldns-team@nlnetlabs.nl or in our bugzilla at
       http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/bugs/index.html

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2004 - 2006 NLnet Labs.

       Licensed under the BSD License. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or
       FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

       ldns_sign_public, ldns_key.  And perldoc Net::DNS, RFC1034, RFC1035, RFC4033, RFC4034  and
       RFC4035.

REMARKS

       This manpage was automatically generated from the ldns source code by use of Doxygen and
       some perl.

                                           30 May 2006                                    ldns(3)