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<h1>RAND crypto functions</h1><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="group__hcrypto__rand.html#g700cd34f79c820f427f95c243befe085">RAND_seed</a> (const void *indata, size_t size)</td></tr>

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<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="group__hcrypto__rand.html#gd797e371751dedbcce4e975c3cad1947">RAND_cleanup</a> (void)</td></tr>

<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="group__hcrypto__rand.html#g08927181178dc6329264982f2fb1b39b">RAND_add</a> (const void *indata, size_t size, double entropi)</td></tr>

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<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">const RAND_METHOD *&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="group__hcrypto__rand.html#g8a8cac7a3262c4527e08f57f07c4c586">RAND_get_rand_method</a> (void)</td></tr>

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<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">int&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="group__hcrypto__rand.html#g9ca9fe0e799e41e8e745a88e3a60ccfd">RAND_load_file</a> (const char *filename, size_t size)</td></tr>

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See the <a class="el" href="page_rand.html">RAND - random number</a> for description and examples. <hr><h2>Function Documentation</h2>
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Seed that random number generator. Secret material can securely be feed into the function, they will never be returned.<p>
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    <tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"><em>indata</em>&nbsp;</td><td>the input data. </td></tr>
    <tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"><em>size</em>&nbsp;</td><td>size of in data. </td></tr>
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Get a random block from the random generator, can be used for key material.<p>
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Reset and free memory used by the random generator. 
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Return the default random state filename for a user to use for <a class="el" href="group__hcrypto__rand.html#g9ca9fe0e799e41e8e745a88e3a60ccfd">RAND_load_file()</a>, and <a class="el" href="group__hcrypto__rand.html#gb9638d698e0a8ab94a31322693588eba">RAND_write_file()</a>.<p>
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    <tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"><em>filename</em>&nbsp;</td><td>buffer to hold file name. </td></tr>
    <tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"><em>size</em>&nbsp;</td><td>size of buffer filename.</td></tr>
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<dl class="return" compact><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>the buffer filename or NULL on failure. </dd></dl>

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Get the default random method. 
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Load a a file and feed it into <a class="el" href="group__hcrypto__rand.html#g700cd34f79c820f427f95c243befe085">RAND_seed()</a>.<p>
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    <tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"><em>filename</em>&nbsp;</td><td>name of file to read. </td></tr>
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Get a random block from the random generator, should NOT be used for key material.<p>
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    <tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"><em>outdata</em>&nbsp;</td><td>random data </td></tr>
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Seed that random number generator. Secret material can securely be feed into the function, they will never be returned.<p>
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    <tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"><em>indata</em>&nbsp;</td><td>seed data </td></tr>
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Set the default random method from engine.<p>
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Set the default random method.<p>
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Return status of the random generator<p>
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Write of random numbers to a file to store for later initiation with <a class="el" href="group__hcrypto__rand.html#g9ca9fe0e799e41e8e745a88e3a60ccfd">RAND_load_file()</a>.<p>
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    <tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"><em>filename</em>&nbsp;</td><td>name of file to write.</td></tr>
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