mbedtls_ctr_drbg_random() function

This function uses CTR_DRBG to generate random data.

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Declaration

Definition

int mbedtls_ctr_drbg_random( void *p_rng, unsigned char *output, size_t output_len );

Implemented in ctr_drbg.c:523

Argument

Description

p_rng

The CTR_DRBG context. This must be a pointer to a #mbedtls_ctr_drbg_context structure.

output

The buffer to fill.

output_len

The length of the buffer.

\c 0 on success. #MBEDTLS_ERR_CTR_DRBG_ENTROPY_SOURCE_FAILED or #MBEDTLS_ERR_CTR_DRBG_REQUEST_TOO_BIG on failure.

The function automatically reseeds if the reseed counter is exceeded.

mbedtls_ctr_drbg_random() is referenced by 6 libraries and example projects:

from examples