gnutls_rnd(3) — Linux manual page

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gnutls_rnd(3)                      gnutls                      gnutls_rnd(3)

NAME top

       gnutls_rnd - API function

SYNOPSIS top

       #include <gnutls/crypto.h>

       int gnutls_rnd(gnutls_rnd_level_t level, void * data, size_t len);

ARGUMENTS top

       gnutls_rnd_level_t level
                   a security level

       void * data place to store random bytes

       size_t len  The requested size

DESCRIPTION top

       This function will generate random data and store it to output
       buffer. The value of  level should be one of GNUTLS_RND_NONCE,
       GNUTLS_RND_RANDOM and GNUTLS_RND_KEY. See the manual and
       gnutls_rnd_level_t for detailed information.

       This function is thread-safe and also fork-safe.

RETURNS top

       Zero on success, or a negative error code on error.

SINCE top

       2.12.0

REPORTING BUGS top

       Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
       Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

COPYRIGHT top

       Copyright © 2001-2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.
       Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
       are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
       notice and this notice are preserved.

SEE ALSO top

       The full documentation for gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML
       form visit

       https://www.gnutls.org/manual/ 

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gnutls                              3.6.9                      gnutls_rnd(3)