MastersThesis/PQ_TIIGER_TLS/liboqs/winx86-11-04-24/include/oqs/rand.h
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/**
* \file rand.h
* \brief Random number generator.
*
* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
*/
#ifndef OQS_RANDOM_H
#define OQS_RANDOM_H
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <oqs/common.h>
#if defined(__cplusplus)
extern "C" {
#endif
/** Algorithm identifier for system PRNG. */
#define OQS_RAND_alg_system "system"
/** Algorithm identifier for using OpenSSL's PRNG. */
#define OQS_RAND_alg_openssl "OpenSSL"
/**
* Switches OQS_randombytes to use the specified algorithm.
*
* @warning In case you have set a custom algorithm using `OQS_randombytes_custom_algorithm`
* before, this function will overwrite it again. Hence, you have to set your custom
* algorithm again after calling this function.
*
* @param[in] algorithm The name of the algorithm to use.
* @return OQS_SUCCESS if `algorithm` is a supported algorithm name, OQS_ERROR otherwise.
*/
OQS_API OQS_STATUS OQS_randombytes_switch_algorithm(const char *algorithm);
/**
* Switches OQS_randombytes to use the given function.
*
* This allows additional custom RNGs besides the provided ones. The provided RNG
* function must have the same signature as `OQS_randombytes`.
*
* @param[in] algorithm_ptr Pointer to the RNG function to use.
*/
OQS_API void OQS_randombytes_custom_algorithm(void (*algorithm_ptr)(uint8_t *, size_t));
/**
* Fills the given memory with the requested number of (pseudo)random bytes.
*
* This implementation uses whichever algorithm has been selected by
* OQS_randombytes_switch_algorithm. The default is OQS_randombytes_system, which
* reads bytes from a system specific default source.
*
* The caller is responsible for providing a buffer allocated with sufficient room.
*
* @param[out] random_array Pointer to the memory to fill with (pseudo)random bytes
* @param[in] bytes_to_read The number of random bytes to read into memory
*/
OQS_API void OQS_randombytes(uint8_t *random_array, size_t bytes_to_read);
#if defined(__cplusplus)
} // extern "C"
#endif
#endif // OQS_RANDOM_H