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author | Ulf Möller <ulf@openssl.org> | 2001-02-08 17:14:07 +0000 |
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committer | Ulf Möller <ulf@openssl.org> | 2001-02-08 17:14:07 +0000 |
commit | 9fbc45b15994cdefa21c866b4c803af4f3dc20d7 (patch) | |
tree | e9bc47f2c16e32f093179c32a12bdd965f2c52ae | |
parent | 792e2ce7f47f90ee18c08da11a25ed907e8d9c33 (diff) |
cleanup
-rw-r--r-- | doc/crypto/RAND_egd.pod | 11 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/crypto/RAND_egd.pod b/doc/crypto/RAND_egd.pod index f66c3091b9..27aed57adb 100644 --- a/doc/crypto/RAND_egd.pod +++ b/doc/crypto/RAND_egd.pod @@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ RAND_egd_bytes(path, 255); RAND_egd_bytes() queries the entropy gathering daemon EGD on socket B<path>. It queries B<bytes> bytes and uses L<RAND_add(3)|RAND_add(3)> to seed the OpenSSL built-in PRNG. +This function is more flexible than RAND_egd(). +When only one secret key must +be generated, it is not necessary to request the full amount 255 bytes from +the EGD socket. This can be advantageous, since the amount of entropy +that can be retrieved from EGD over time is limited. RAND_query_egd_bytes() performs the actual query of the EGD daemon on socket B<path>. If B<buf> is given, B<bytes> bytes are queried and written into @@ -36,12 +41,6 @@ the EGD entropy gathering daemon can be used to collect entropy. It provides a socket interface through which entropy can be gathered in chunks up to 255 bytes. Several chunks can be queried during one connection. -While RAND_egd() is longer available (see HISTORY section), the -RAND_egd_bytes() function is more flexible. When only one secret key must -be generated, it is not needed to request the full amount 255 bytes from -the EGD socket. This can be advantageous, since the amount of entropy -that can be retrieved from EGD over time is limited. - EGD is available from http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/ (C<perl Makefile.PL; make; make install> to install). It is run as B<egd> I<path>, where I<path> is an absolute path designating a socket. When |