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PWS_RAND_GET(3) DragonFly Library Functions Manual PWS_RAND_GET(3)
NAME
pws_rand_get - Get some bytes of entropy
LIBRARY
-lpwstor
SYNOPSIS
#include <pwstor.h>
int
pws_rand_get(size_t bytes, unsigned char *dst);
DESCRIPTION
The pws_rand_get() function returns zero on success and non-zero to
indicate failure. Upon success, the dst buffer (which the caller must
allocate appropriately) will be filled with bytes bytes of entropy from
the operating system.
SEE ALSO
pwstor(3)
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