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  135. .IX Title "LIFE_CYCLE-RAND 7ossl"
  136. .TH LIFE_CYCLE-RAND 7ossl "2024-09-03" "3.3.2" "OpenSSL"
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  141. .SH "NAME"
  142. life_cycle\-rand \- The RAND algorithm life\-cycle
  143. .SH "DESCRIPTION"
  144. .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
  145. All random number generator (RANDs)
  146. go through a number of stages in their life-cycle:
  147. .IP "start" 4
  148. .IX Item "start"
  149. This state represents the \s-1RAND\s0 before it has been allocated. It is the
  150. starting state for any life-cycle transitions.
  151. .IP "newed" 4
  152. .IX Item "newed"
  153. This state represents the \s-1RAND\s0 after it has been allocated but unable to
  154. generate any output.
  155. .IP "instantiated" 4
  156. .IX Item "instantiated"
  157. This state represents the \s-1RAND\s0 when it is set up and capable of generating
  158. output.
  159. .IP "uninstantiated" 4
  160. .IX Item "uninstantiated"
  161. This state represents the \s-1RAND\s0 when it has been shutdown and it is no longer
  162. capable of generating output.
  163. .IP "freed" 4
  164. .IX Item "freed"
  165. This state is entered when the \s-1RAND\s0 is freed. It is the terminal state
  166. for all life-cycle transitions.
  167. .SS "State Transition Diagram"
  168. .IX Subsection "State Transition Diagram"
  169. The usual life-cycle of a \s-1RAND\s0 is illustrated:
  170. +-------------------------+
  171. | start |
  172. +-------------------------+
  173. |
  174. | EVP_RAND_CTX_new
  175. v
  176. +-------------------------+
  177. | newed |
  178. +-------------------------+
  179. |
  180. | EVP_RAND_instantiate
  181. v
  182. EVP_RAND_generate +-------------------------+
  183. +-------------------- | |
  184. | | instantiated |
  185. +-------------------> | | <+
  186. +-------------------------+ '
  187. | '
  188. | EVP_RAND_uninstantiate ' EVP_RAND_instantiate
  189. v '
  190. +-------------------------+ '
  191. | uninstantiated | -+
  192. +-------------------------+
  193. |
  194. | EVP_RAND_CTX_free
  195. v
  196. +-------------------------+
  197. | freed |
  198. +-------------------------+
  199. .SS "Formal State Transitions"
  200. .IX Subsection "Formal State Transitions"
  201. This section defines all of the legal state transitions.
  202. This is the canonical list.
  203. Function Call ------------------ Current State ------------------
  204. start newed instantiated uninstantiated freed
  205. EVP_RAND_CTX_new newed
  206. EVP_RAND_instantiate instantiated
  207. EVP_RAND_generate instantiated
  208. EVP_RAND_uninstantiate uninstantiated
  209. EVP_RAND_CTX_free freed freed freed freed
  210. EVP_RAND_CTX_get_params newed instantiated uninstantiated freed
  211. EVP_RAND_CTX_set_params newed instantiated uninstantiated freed
  212. EVP_RAND_CTX_gettable_params newed instantiated uninstantiated freed
  213. EVP_RAND_CTX_settable_params newed instantiated uninstantiated freed
  214. .SH "NOTES"
  215. .IX Header "NOTES"
  216. At some point the \s-1EVP\s0 layer will begin enforcing the transitions described
  217. herein.
  218. .SH "SEE ALSO"
  219. .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
  220. \&\fBprovider\-rand\fR\|(7), \s-1\fBEVP_RAND\s0\fR\|(3).
  221. .SH "HISTORY"
  222. .IX Header "HISTORY"
  223. The provider \s-1RAND\s0 interface was introduced in OpenSSL 3.0.
  224. .SH "COPYRIGHT"
  225. .IX Header "COPYRIGHT"
  226. Copyright 2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
  227. .PP
  228. Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the \*(L"License\*(R"). You may not use
  229. this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
  230. in the file \s-1LICENSE\s0 in the source distribution or at
  231. <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.