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diff --git a/src/util/myrand.c b/src/util/myrand.c new file mode 100644 index 0000000..39fcbfd --- /dev/null +++ b/src/util/myrand.c @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +/*++ +/* NAME +/* myrand 3 +/* SUMMARY +/* rand wrapper +/* SYNOPSIS +/* #include <myrand.h> +/* +/* void mysrand(seed) +/* int seed; +/* +/* int myrand() +/* DESCRIPTION +/* This module implements a wrapper for the portable, pseudo-random +/* number generator. The wrapper adds automatic initialization. +/* +/* mysrand() performs initialization. This call may be skipped. +/* +/* myrand() returns a pseudo-random number in the range [0, RAND_MAX]. +/* If mysrand() was not called, it is invoked with the process ID +/* ex-or-ed with the time of day in seconds. +/* LICENSE +/* .ad +/* .fi +/* The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software. +/* WARNING +/* Do not use this code for generating unpredictable numbers. +/* AUTHOR(S) +/* Wietse Venema +/* IBM T.J. Watson Research +/* P.O. Box 704 +/* Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA +/*--*/ + +/* System library. */ + +#include <sys_defs.h> +#include <stdlib.h> +#include <unistd.h> +#include <time.h> + +/* Utility library. */ + +#include <myrand.h> + +static int myrand_initdone = 0; + +/* mysrand - initialize */ + +void mysrand(int seed) +{ + srand(seed); + myrand_initdone = 1; +} + +/* myrand - pseudo-random number */ + +int myrand(void) +{ + if (myrand_initdone == 0) + mysrand(getpid() ^ time((time_t *) 0)); + return (rand()); +} |