Merge pull request #203 from sdigit/patch-1
[heimdal.git] / lib / krb5 / crypto-rand.c
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34 #include "krb5_locl.h"
36 #undef HEIMDAL_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT_ATTRIBUTE
37 #define HEIMDAL_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT_ATTRIBUTE
39 #define ENTROPY_NEEDED 128
41 static HEIMDAL_MUTEX crypto_mutex = HEIMDAL_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
43 static int
44 seed_something(void)
46 #ifndef NO_RANDFILE
47 char buf[1024], seedfile[256];
49 /* If there is a seed file, load it. But such a file cannot be trusted,
50 so use 0 for the entropy estimate */
51 if (RAND_file_name(seedfile, sizeof(seedfile))) {
52 int fd;
53 fd = open(seedfile, O_RDONLY | O_BINARY | O_CLOEXEC);
54 if (fd >= 0) {
55 ssize_t ret;
56 rk_cloexec(fd);
57 ret = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
58 if (ret > 0)
59 RAND_add(buf, ret, 0.0);
60 close(fd);
61 } else
62 seedfile[0] = '\0';
63 } else
64 seedfile[0] = '\0';
65 #endif
67 /* Calling RAND_status() will try to use /dev/urandom if it exists so
68 we do not have to deal with it. */
69 if (RAND_status() != 1) {
70 /* TODO: Once a Windows CryptoAPI RAND method is defined, we
71 can use that and failover to another method. */
74 if (RAND_status() == 1) {
75 #ifndef NO_RANDFILE
76 /* Update the seed file */
77 if (seedfile[0])
78 RAND_write_file(seedfile);
79 #endif
81 return 0;
82 } else
83 return -1;
86 /**
87 * Fill buffer buf with len bytes of PRNG randomness that is ok to use
88 * for key generation, padding and public diclosing the randomness w/o
89 * disclosing the randomness source.
91 * This function can fail, and callers must check the return value.
93 * @param buf a buffer to fill with randomness
94 * @param len length of memory that buf points to.
96 * @return return 0 on success or HEIM_ERR_RANDOM_OFFLINE if the
97 * funcation failed to initialize the randomness source.
99 * @ingroup krb5_crypto
102 HEIMDAL_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT_ATTRIBUTE
103 KRB5_LIB_FUNCTION krb5_error_code KRB5_LIB_CALL
104 krb5_generate_random(void *buf, size_t len)
106 static int rng_initialized = 0;
107 int ret;
109 HEIMDAL_MUTEX_lock(&crypto_mutex);
110 if (!rng_initialized) {
111 if (seed_something()) {
112 HEIMDAL_MUTEX_unlock(&crypto_mutex);
113 return HEIM_ERR_RANDOM_OFFLINE;
115 rng_initialized = 1;
117 if (RAND_bytes(buf, len) <= 0)
118 ret = HEIM_ERR_RANDOM_OFFLINE;
119 else
120 ret = 0;
121 HEIMDAL_MUTEX_unlock(&crypto_mutex);
123 return ret;
127 * Fill buffer buf with len bytes of PRNG randomness that is ok to use
128 * for key generation, padding and public diclosing the randomness w/o
129 * disclosing the randomness source.
131 * This function can NOT fail, instead it will abort() and program will crash.
133 * If this function is called after a successful krb5_init_context(),
134 * the chance of it failing is low due to that krb5_init_context()
135 * pulls out some random, and quite commonly the randomness sources
136 * will not fail once it have started to produce good output,
137 * /dev/urandom behavies that way.
139 * @param buf a buffer to fill with randomness
140 * @param len length of memory that buf points to.
142 * @ingroup krb5_crypto
146 KRB5_LIB_FUNCTION void KRB5_LIB_CALL
147 krb5_generate_random_block(void *buf, size_t len)
149 int ret = krb5_generate_random(buf, len);
150 if (ret)
151 krb5_abortx(NULL, "Failed to generate random block");