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gnutls_rnd(3) gnutls gnutls_rnd(3)
gnutls_rnd - API function
#include <gnutls/crypto.h>
int gnutls_rnd(gnutls_rnd_level_t level, void * data, size_t len);
gnutls_rnd_level_t level
a security level
void * data place to store random bytes
size_t len The requested size
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.
Zero on success, or a negative error code on error.
2.12.0
Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
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gnutls 3.5.9 gnutls_rnd(3)