lib/gladman-fcrypt/prng.h

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 Issue Date: 24/01/2003

 This is the header file for an implementation of a random data pool based on
 the use of an external entropy function (inspired by Peter Gutmann's work).
*/

#ifndef _PRNG_H
#define _PRNG_H

#include "sha1.h"

#define PRNG_POOL_LEN    256    /* minimum random pool size             */
#define PRNG_MIN_MIX      20    /* min initial pool mixing iterations   */

/* ensure that pool length is a multiple of the SHA1 digest size        */

#define PRNG_POOL_SIZE  (SHA1_DIGEST_SIZE * (1 + (PRNG_POOL_LEN - 1) / SHA1_DIGEST_SIZE))

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

/* A function for providing entropy is a parameter in the prng_init()   */
/* call.  This function has the following form and returns a maximum    */
/* of 'len' bytes of pseudo random data in the buffer 'buf'.  It can    */
/* return less than 'len' bytes but will be repeatedly called for more  */
/* data in this case.                                                   */

typedef int (*prng_entropy_fn)(unsigned char buf[], unsigned int len);

typedef struct
{   unsigned char   rbuf[PRNG_POOL_SIZE];   /* the random pool          */
    unsigned char   obuf[PRNG_POOL_SIZE];   /* pool output buffer       */
    unsigned int    pos;                    /* output buffer position   */
    prng_entropy_fn entropy;                /* entropy function pointer */
} prng_ctx;

/* initialise the random stream generator   */
void prng_init(prng_entropy_fn fun, prng_ctx ctx[1]);

/* obtain random bytes from the generator   */
void prng_rand(unsigned char data[], unsigned int data_len, prng_ctx ctx[1]);

/* close the random stream generator        */
void prng_end(prng_ctx ctx[1]);

#if defined(__cplusplus)
}
#endif

#endif