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OpenSSL                                  RAND_load_file(3openssl)



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     RAND_load_file, RAND_write_file, RAND_file_name - PRNG seed
     file

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      #include 

      const char *RAND_file_name(char *buf, size_t num);

      int RAND_load_file(const char *filename, long max_bytes);

      int RAND_write_file(const char *filename);


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     RAND_file_name() generates a default path for the random
     seed file. bbbbuuuuffff points to a buffer of size nnnnuuuummmm in which to
     store the filename. The seed file is $RANDFILE if that
     environment variable is set, $HOME/.rnd otherwise. If $HOME
     is not set either, or nnnnuuuummmm is too small for the path name, an
     error occurs.

     RAND_load_file() reads a number of bytes from file ffffiiiilllleeeennnnaaaammmmeeee
     and adds them to the PRNG. If mmmmaaaaxxxx_bbbbyyyytttteeeessss is non-negative, up
     to to mmmmaaaaxxxx_bbbbyyyytttteeeessss are read; starting with OpenSSL 0.9.5, if
     mmmmaaaaxxxx_bbbbyyyytttteeeessss is -1, the complete file is read.

     RAND_write_file() writes a number of random bytes (currently
     1024) to file ffffiiiilllleeeennnnaaaammmmeeee which can be used to initialize the
     PRNG by calling RAND_load_file() in a later session.

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     RAND_load_file() returns the number of bytes read.

     RAND_write_file() returns the number of bytes written, and
     -1 if the bytes written were generated without appropriate
     seed.

     RAND_file_name() returns a pointer to bbbbuuuuffff on success, and
     NULL on error.

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     rand(3), RAND_add(3), RAND_cleanup(3)

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     RAND_load_file(), RAND_write_file() and RAND_file_name() are
     available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.








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