From a9157ce950dfe2fc30795d43b9d79b9d1bffc48b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob McDonnell Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:54:44 -0400 Subject: docs: Added All OpenBSD Manuals --- static/openbsd/man3/RAND_bytes.3 | 109 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 109 insertions(+) create mode 100644 static/openbsd/man3/RAND_bytes.3 (limited to 'static/openbsd/man3/RAND_bytes.3') diff --git a/static/openbsd/man3/RAND_bytes.3 b/static/openbsd/man3/RAND_bytes.3 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ce0773f4 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/openbsd/man3/RAND_bytes.3 @@ -0,0 +1,109 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: RAND_bytes.3,v 1.7 2025/06/08 22:40:30 schwarze Exp $ +.\" OpenSSL b97fdb57 Nov 11 09:33:09 2016 +0100 +.\" +.\" This file was written by Ulf Moeller . +.\" Copyright (c) 2000 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in +.\" the documentation and/or other materials provided with the +.\" distribution. +.\" +.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this +.\" software must display the following acknowledgment: +.\" "This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project +.\" for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/)" +.\" +.\" 4. The names "OpenSSL Toolkit" and "OpenSSL Project" must not be used to +.\" endorse or promote products derived from this software without +.\" prior written permission. For written permission, please contact +.\" openssl-core@openssl.org. +.\" +.\" 5. Products derived from this software may not be called "OpenSSL" +.\" nor may "OpenSSL" appear in their names without prior written +.\" permission of the OpenSSL Project. +.\" +.\" 6. Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following +.\" acknowledgment: +.\" "This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project +.\" for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/)" +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE OpenSSL PROJECT ``AS IS'' AND ANY +.\" EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR +.\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OpenSSL PROJECT OR +.\" ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, +.\" SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT +.\" NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; +.\" LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, +.\" STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) +.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED +.\" OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.Dd $Mdocdate: June 8 2025 $ +.Dt RAND_BYTES 3 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm RAND_bytes , +.Nm RAND_pseudo_bytes +.Nd generate random data +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Lb libcrypto +.In openssl/rand.h +.Ft int +.Fo RAND_bytes +.Fa "unsigned char *buf" +.Fa "int num" +.Fc +.Ft int +.Fo RAND_pseudo_bytes +.Fa "unsigned char *buf" +.Fa "int num" +.Fc +.Sh DESCRIPTION +These functions are deprecated and only retained for compatibility +with legacy application programs. +Use +.Xr arc4random_buf 3 +instead. +.Pp +.Fn RAND_bytes +puts +.Fa num +cryptographically strong pseudo-random bytes into +.Fa buf . +.Pp +.Fn RAND_pseudo_bytes +puts +.Fa num +pseudo-random bytes into +.Fa buf . +Pseudo-random byte sequences generated by +.Fn RAND_pseudo_bytes +will be unique if they are of sufficient length, but are not necessarily +unpredictable. +They can be used for non-cryptographic purposes and for certain purposes +in cryptographic protocols, but usually not for key generation etc. +.Sh RETURN VALUES +.Fn RAND_bytes +returns 1. +.Fn RAND_pseudo_bytes +returns 1. +.Sh HISTORY +.Fn RAND_bytes +first appeared in SSLeay 0.5.1 and has been available since +.Ox 2.4 . +It has a return value since OpenSSL 0.9.5 and +.Ox 2.7 . +.Pp +.Fn RAND_pseudo_bytes +first appeared in OpenSSL 0.9.5 and has been available since +.Ox 2.7 . -- cgit v1.2.3