1 /*****************************************************************************
2 * rand.c : non-predictible random bytes generator
3 *****************************************************************************
4 * Copyright © 2007 Rémi Denis-Courmont
7 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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20 *****************************************************************************/
26 #include <vlc_common.h>
31 void vlc_rand_bytes (void *buf
, size_t len
)
35 uint8_t *p_buf
= (uint8_t *)buf
;
37 /* fill buffer with pseudo-random data */
42 if (count
< sizeof (val
))
44 memcpy (p_buf
, &val
, count
);
48 memcpy (p_buf
, &val
, sizeof (val
));
49 count
-= sizeof (val
);
50 p_buf
+= sizeof (val
);
53 /* acquire default encryption context */
54 if( CryptAcquireContext(
55 &hProv
, // Variable to hold returned handle.
56 NULL
, // Use default key container.
57 MS_DEF_PROV
, // Use default CSP.
58 PROV_RSA_FULL
, // Type of provider to acquire.
59 CRYPT_VERIFYCONTEXT
) ) // Flag values
61 /* fill buffer with pseudo-random data, intial buffer content
62 is used as auxillary random seed */
63 CryptGenRandom(hProv
, len
, buf
);
64 CryptReleaseContext(hProv
, 0);