NAME

       RAND_set_rand_method, RAND_get_rand_method, RAND_OpenSSL - select RAND method

SYNOPSIS

        #include <openssl/rand.h>

        RAND_METHOD *RAND_OpenSSL(void);

        void RAND_set_rand_method(const RAND_METHOD *meth);

        const RAND_METHOD *RAND_get_rand_method(void);

DESCRIPTION

       A RAND_METHOD specifies the functions that OpenSSL uses for random number generation.

       RAND_OpenSSL() returns the default RAND_METHOD implementation by OpenSSL.  This
       implementation ensures that the PRNG state is unique for each thread.

       If an ENGINE is loaded that provides the RAND API, however, it will be used instead of the
       method returned by RAND_OpenSSL().

       RAND_set_rand_method() makes meth the method for PRNG use.  If an ENGINE was providing the
       method, it will be released first.

       RAND_get_rand_method() returns a pointer to the current RAND_METHOD.

THE RAND_METHOD STRUCTURE

        typedef struct rand_meth_st {
            void (*seed)(const void *buf, int num);
            int (*bytes)(unsigned char *buf, int num);
            void (*cleanup)(void);
            void (*add)(const void *buf, int num, int randomness);
            int (*pseudorand)(unsigned char *buf, int num);
            int (*status)(void);
        } RAND_METHOD;

       The fields point to functions that are used by, in order, RAND_seed(), RAND_bytes(),
       internal RAND cleanup, RAND_add(), RAND_pseudo_rand() and RAND_status().  Each pointer may
       be NULL if the function is not implemented.

RETURN VALUES

       RAND_set_rand_method() returns no value. RAND_get_rand_method() and RAND_OpenSSL() return
       pointers to the respective methods.

SEE ALSO

       RAND_bytes(3), ENGINE_by_id(3), RAND(7)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2000-2018 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

       Licensed under the OpenSSL license (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>.