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  135. .IX Title "BN_RAND 3ossl"
  136. .TH BN_RAND 3ossl "2024-09-03" "3.3.2" "OpenSSL"
  137. .\" For nroff, turn off justification. Always turn off hyphenation; it makes
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  140. .nh
  141. .SH "NAME"
  142. BN_rand_ex, BN_rand, BN_priv_rand_ex, BN_priv_rand, BN_pseudo_rand,
  143. BN_rand_range_ex, BN_rand_range, BN_priv_rand_range_ex, BN_priv_rand_range,
  144. BN_pseudo_rand_range
  145. \&\- generate pseudo\-random number
  146. .SH "SYNOPSIS"
  147. .IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
  148. .Vb 1
  149. \& #include <openssl/bn.h>
  150. \&
  151. \& int BN_rand_ex(BIGNUM *rnd, int bits, int top, int bottom,
  152. \& unsigned int strength, BN_CTX *ctx);
  153. \& int BN_rand(BIGNUM *rnd, int bits, int top, int bottom);
  154. \&
  155. \& int BN_priv_rand_ex(BIGNUM *rnd, int bits, int top, int bottom,
  156. \& unsigned int strength, BN_CTX *ctx);
  157. \& int BN_priv_rand(BIGNUM *rnd, int bits, int top, int bottom);
  158. \&
  159. \& int BN_rand_range_ex(BIGNUM *rnd, const BIGNUM *range, unsigned int strength,
  160. \& BN_CTX *ctx);
  161. \& int BN_rand_range(BIGNUM *rnd, const BIGNUM *range);
  162. \&
  163. \& int BN_priv_rand_range_ex(BIGNUM *rnd, const BIGNUM *range, unsigned int strength,
  164. \& BN_CTX *ctx);
  165. \& int BN_priv_rand_range(BIGNUM *rnd, const BIGNUM *range);
  166. .Ve
  167. .PP
  168. The following functions have been deprecated since OpenSSL 3.0, and can be
  169. hidden entirely by defining \fB\s-1OPENSSL_API_COMPAT\s0\fR with a suitable version value,
  170. see \fBopenssl_user_macros\fR\|(7):
  171. .PP
  172. .Vb 2
  173. \& int BN_pseudo_rand(BIGNUM *rnd, int bits, int top, int bottom);
  174. \& int BN_pseudo_rand_range(BIGNUM *rnd, const BIGNUM *range);
  175. .Ve
  176. .SH "DESCRIPTION"
  177. .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
  178. \&\fBBN_rand_ex()\fR generates a cryptographically strong pseudo-random
  179. number of \fIbits\fR in length and security strength at least \fIstrength\fR bits
  180. using the random number generator for the library context associated with
  181. \&\fIctx\fR. The function stores the generated data in \fIrnd\fR. The parameter \fIctx\fR
  182. may be \s-1NULL\s0 in which case the default library context is used.
  183. If \fIbits\fR is less than zero, or too small to
  184. accommodate the requirements specified by the \fItop\fR and \fIbottom\fR
  185. parameters, an error is returned.
  186. The \fItop\fR parameters specifies
  187. requirements on the most significant bit of the generated number.
  188. If it is \fB\s-1BN_RAND_TOP_ANY\s0\fR, there is no constraint.
  189. If it is \fB\s-1BN_RAND_TOP_ONE\s0\fR, the top bit must be one.
  190. If it is \fB\s-1BN_RAND_TOP_TWO\s0\fR, the two most significant bits of
  191. the number will be set to 1, so that the product of two such random
  192. numbers will always have 2*\fIbits\fR length.
  193. If \fIbottom\fR is \fB\s-1BN_RAND_BOTTOM_ODD\s0\fR, the number will be odd; if it
  194. is \fB\s-1BN_RAND_BOTTOM_ANY\s0\fR it can be odd or even.
  195. If \fIbits\fR is 1 then \fItop\fR cannot also be \fB\s-1BN_RAND_TOP_TWO\s0\fR.
  196. .PP
  197. \&\fBBN_rand()\fR is the same as \fBBN_rand_ex()\fR except that the default library context
  198. is always used.
  199. .PP
  200. \&\fBBN_rand_range_ex()\fR generates a cryptographically strong pseudo-random
  201. number \fIrnd\fR, of security strength at least \fIstrength\fR bits,
  202. in the range 0 <= \fIrnd\fR < \fIrange\fR using the random number
  203. generator for the library context associated with \fIctx\fR. The parameter \fIctx\fR
  204. may be \s-1NULL\s0 in which case the default library context is used.
  205. .PP
  206. \&\fBBN_rand_range()\fR is the same as \fBBN_rand_range_ex()\fR except that the default
  207. library context is always used.
  208. .PP
  209. \&\fBBN_priv_rand_ex()\fR, \fBBN_priv_rand()\fR, \fBBN_priv_rand_rand_ex()\fR and
  210. \&\fBBN_priv_rand_range()\fR have the same semantics as \fBBN_rand_ex()\fR, \fBBN_rand()\fR,
  211. \&\fBBN_rand_range_ex()\fR and \fBBN_rand_range()\fR respectively. They are intended to be
  212. used for generating values that should remain private, and mirror the
  213. same difference between \fBRAND_bytes\fR\|(3) and \fBRAND_priv_bytes\fR\|(3).
  214. .SH "NOTES"
  215. .IX Header "NOTES"
  216. Always check the error return value of these functions and do not take
  217. randomness for granted: an error occurs if the \s-1CSPRNG\s0 has not been
  218. seeded with enough randomness to ensure an unpredictable byte sequence.
  219. .SH "RETURN VALUES"
  220. .IX Header "RETURN VALUES"
  221. The functions return 1 on success, 0 on error.
  222. The error codes can be obtained by \fBERR_get_error\fR\|(3).
  223. .SH "SEE ALSO"
  224. .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
  225. \&\fBERR_get_error\fR\|(3),
  226. \&\fBRAND_add\fR\|(3),
  227. \&\fBRAND_bytes\fR\|(3),
  228. \&\fBRAND_priv_bytes\fR\|(3),
  229. \&\s-1\fBRAND\s0\fR\|(7),
  230. \&\s-1\fBEVP_RAND\s0\fR\|(7)
  231. .SH "HISTORY"
  232. .IX Header "HISTORY"
  233. .IP "\(bu" 2
  234. Starting with OpenSSL release 1.1.0, \fBBN_pseudo_rand()\fR has been identical
  235. to \fBBN_rand()\fR and \fBBN_pseudo_rand_range()\fR has been identical to
  236. \&\fBBN_rand_range()\fR.
  237. The \fBBN_pseudo_rand()\fR and \fBBN_pseudo_rand_range()\fR functions were
  238. deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
  239. .IP "\(bu" 2
  240. The \fBBN_priv_rand()\fR and \fBBN_priv_rand_range()\fR functions were added in
  241. OpenSSL 1.1.1.
  242. .IP "\(bu" 2
  243. The \fBBN_rand_ex()\fR, \fBBN_priv_rand_ex()\fR, \fBBN_rand_range_ex()\fR and
  244. \&\fBBN_priv_rand_range_ex()\fR functions were added in OpenSSL 3.0.
  245. .SH "COPYRIGHT"
  246. .IX Header "COPYRIGHT"
  247. Copyright 2000\-2022 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
  248. .PP
  249. Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the \*(L"License\*(R"). You may not use
  250. this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
  251. in the file \s-1LICENSE\s0 in the source distribution or at
  252. <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.