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gnutls_rnd - API function

#include <gnutls/crypto.h>

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

a security level
place to store random bytes
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>.
Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

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