CommonRandomSPI.h   [plain text]


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/*!
    @header CommonRandom
    The functions provided in CommonRandom.h implement accessors
    to cryptographically secure random numbers.
*/

#ifndef _COMMON_SECRANDOM_H_
#define _COMMON_SECRANDOM_H_

#include <Availability.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <sys/types.h>

/*
    When this becomes API we should really make a CommonCrypto/CCErrors.h and
    centralize CC error codes
 */

#include <CommonCrypto/CommonCryptor.h>

#if defined(__cplusplus)
extern "C" {
#endif


/*!
    @typedef SecRandomRef
    @abstract Reference to a (psuedo) random number generator.
*/

typedef struct __CCRandom *CCRandomRef;


extern CCRandomRef kCCRandomDefault
    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_7, __IPHONE_NA);
    
/*!
    @function CCRandomCopyBytes
    @abstract Return count random bytes in *bytes, allocated by the caller.
    @result Return kCCSuccess on success, kCCParamError for parameter error
        (unimplemented PRNG) or -1 if something went wrong, check errno
        to find out the real error.
    @discussion The default PRNG returns cryptographically strong random bits
        suitable for use as cryptographic keys, IVs, nonces etc.
*/
    
int CCRandomCopyBytes(CCRandomRef rnd, void *bytes, size_t count)
    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_7, __IPHONE_NA);

    
#if defined(__cplusplus)
}
#endif

#endif /* !_COMMON_SECRANDOM_H_ */