opnsense-src/doc/man3/RAND_bytes.pod
Pierre Pronchery cf2fc1b0f5 openssl: Vendor import of OpenSSL-3.0.9
Summary:
Release notes can be found at
https://www.openssl.org/news/openssl-3.0-notes.html .

Obtained from:  https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-3.0.10.tar.gz

Test Plan:
```
$ git status
On branch vendor/openssl-3.0
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/vendor/openssl-3.0'.

nothing to commit, working tree clean
$ (cd ..; fetch https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-${OSSLVER}.tar.gz https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-${OSSLVER}.tar.gz.asc)
openssl-3.0.10.tar.gz                                   14 MB   15 MBps    01s
openssl-3.0.10.tar.gz.asc                              833  B   11 MBps    00s
$ set | egrep '(XLIST|OSSLVER)='
OSSLVER=3.0.10
XLIST=FREEBSD-Xlist
$ gpg --list-keys
/home/khorben/.gnupg/pubring.kbx
--------------------------------
pub   rsa4096 2011-03-01 [SCA]
      DC34EE5DB2417BCC151E5100E5F8F8212F77A498
uid           [ unknown] Willem Toorop <willem@nlnetlabs.nl>
sub   rsa4096 2011-03-01 [E]

pub   rsa4096 2014-10-04 [SC] [expires: 2024-01-30]
      EFC0A467D613CB83C7ED6D30D894E2CE8B3D79F5
uid           [ unknown] OpenSSL security team <openssl-security@openssl.org>
uid           [ unknown] OpenSSL OMC <openssl-omc@openssl.org>
uid           [ unknown] OpenSSL Security <openssl-security@openssl.org>
sub   rsa4096 2014-10-04 [E] [expires: 2024-01-30]

$ gpg --verify ../openssl-${OSSLVER}.tar.gz.asc ../openssl-${OSSLVER}.tar.gz
gpg: Signature made Tue Aug  1 15:47:28 2023 CEST
gpg:                using RSA key EFC0A467D613CB83C7ED6D30D894E2CE8B3D79F5
gpg: Good signature from "OpenSSL security team <openssl-security@openssl.org>" [unknown]
gpg:                 aka "OpenSSL OMC <openssl-omc@openssl.org>" [unknown]
gpg:                 aka "OpenSSL Security <openssl-security@openssl.org>" [unknown]
gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!
gpg:          There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.
Primary key fingerprint: EFC0 A467 D613 CB83 C7ED  6D30 D894 E2CE 8B3D 79F5
$ tar -x -X $XLIST -f ../openssl-${OSSLVER}.tar.gz -C ..
$ rsync --exclude FREEBSD.* --delete -avzz ../openssl-${OSSLVER}/* .
[...]
$ diff -arq ../openssl-${OSSLVER}  .
Only in .: .git
Only in .: FREEBSD-Xlist
Only in .: FREEBSD-upgrade
$ git status FREEBSD*
On branch vendor/openssl-3.0
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/vendor/openssl-3.0'.

nothing to commit, working tree clean
```

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Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D41293
2023-08-02 21:09:39 -04:00

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=pod
=head1 NAME
RAND_bytes, RAND_priv_bytes, RAND_bytes_ex, RAND_priv_bytes_ex,
RAND_pseudo_bytes - generate random data
=head1 SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/rand.h>
int RAND_bytes(unsigned char *buf, int num);
int RAND_priv_bytes(unsigned char *buf, int num);
int RAND_bytes_ex(OSSL_LIB_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *buf, size_t num,
unsigned int strength);
int RAND_priv_bytes_ex(OSSL_LIB_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *buf, size_t num,
unsigned int strength);
The following function has been deprecated since OpenSSL 1.1.0, and can be
hidden entirely by defining B<OPENSSL_API_COMPAT> with a suitable version value,
see L<openssl_user_macros(7)>:
int RAND_pseudo_bytes(unsigned char *buf, int num);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
RAND_bytes() generates B<num> random bytes using a cryptographically
secure pseudo random generator (CSPRNG) and stores them in B<buf>.
RAND_priv_bytes() has the same semantics as RAND_bytes(). It is intended to
be used for generating values that should remain private. If using the
default RAND_METHOD, this function uses a separate "private" PRNG
instance so that a compromise of the "public" PRNG instance will not
affect the secrecy of these private values, as described in L<RAND(7)>
and L<EVP_RAND(7)>.
RAND_bytes_ex() and RAND_priv_bytes_ex() are the same as RAND_bytes() and
RAND_priv_bytes() except that they both take additional I<strength> and
I<ctx> parameters. The bytes generated will have a security strength of at
least I<strength> bits.
The DRBG used for the operation is the public or private DRBG associated with
the specified I<ctx>. The parameter can be NULL, in which case
the default library context is used (see L<OSSL_LIB_CTX(3)>.
If the default RAND_METHOD has been changed then for compatibility reasons the
RAND_METHOD will be used in preference and the DRBG of the library context
ignored.
=head1 NOTES
By default, the OpenSSL CSPRNG supports a security level of 256 bits, provided it
was able to seed itself from a trusted entropy source.
On all major platforms supported by OpenSSL (including the Unix-like platforms
and Windows), OpenSSL is configured to automatically seed the CSPRNG on first use
using the operating systems's random generator.
If the entropy source fails or is not available, the CSPRNG will enter an
error state and refuse to generate random bytes. For that reason, it is important
to always check the error return value of RAND_bytes() and RAND_priv_bytes() and
not take randomness for granted.
On other platforms, there might not be a trusted entropy source available
or OpenSSL might have been explicitly configured to use different entropy sources.
If you are in doubt about the quality of the entropy source, don't hesitate to ask
your operating system vendor or post a question on GitHub or the openssl-users
mailing list.
=head1 RETURN VALUES
RAND_bytes() and RAND_priv_bytes()
return 1 on success, -1 if not supported by the current
RAND method, or 0 on other failure. The error code can be
obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)>.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<RAND_add(3)>,
L<RAND_bytes(3)>,
L<RAND_priv_bytes(3)>,
L<ERR_get_error(3)>,
L<RAND(7)>,
L<EVP_RAND(7)>
=head1 HISTORY
=over 2
=item *
RAND_pseudo_bytes() was deprecated in OpenSSL 1.1.0; use RAND_bytes() instead.
=item *
The RAND_priv_bytes() function was added in OpenSSL 1.1.1.
=item *
The RAND_bytes_ex() and RAND_priv_bytes_ex() functions were added in OpenSSL 3.0
=back
=head1 COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2000-2023 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
=cut