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diff --git a/src/crypto/rand/util.go b/src/crypto/rand/util.go new file mode 100644 index 0000000..11b1a28 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/crypto/rand/util.go @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@ +// Copyright 2011 The Go Authors. All rights reserved. +// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style +// license that can be found in the LICENSE file. + +package rand + +import ( + "crypto/internal/randutil" + "errors" + "io" + "math/big" +) + +// Prime returns a number of the given bit length that is prime with high probability. +// Prime will return error for any error returned by rand.Read or if bits < 2. +func Prime(rand io.Reader, bits int) (*big.Int, error) { + if bits < 2 { + return nil, errors.New("crypto/rand: prime size must be at least 2-bit") + } + + randutil.MaybeReadByte(rand) + + b := uint(bits % 8) + if b == 0 { + b = 8 + } + + bytes := make([]byte, (bits+7)/8) + p := new(big.Int) + + for { + if _, err := io.ReadFull(rand, bytes); err != nil { + return nil, err + } + + // Clear bits in the first byte to make sure the candidate has a size <= bits. + bytes[0] &= uint8(int(1<<b) - 1) + // Don't let the value be too small, i.e, set the most significant two bits. + // Setting the top two bits, rather than just the top bit, + // means that when two of these values are multiplied together, + // the result isn't ever one bit short. + if b >= 2 { + bytes[0] |= 3 << (b - 2) + } else { + // Here b==1, because b cannot be zero. + bytes[0] |= 1 + if len(bytes) > 1 { + bytes[1] |= 0x80 + } + } + // Make the value odd since an even number this large certainly isn't prime. + bytes[len(bytes)-1] |= 1 + + p.SetBytes(bytes) + if p.ProbablyPrime(20) { + return p, nil + } + } +} + +// Int returns a uniform random value in [0, max). It panics if max <= 0. +func Int(rand io.Reader, max *big.Int) (n *big.Int, err error) { + if max.Sign() <= 0 { + panic("crypto/rand: argument to Int is <= 0") + } + n = new(big.Int) + n.Sub(max, n.SetUint64(1)) + // bitLen is the maximum bit length needed to encode a value < max. + bitLen := n.BitLen() + if bitLen == 0 { + // the only valid result is 0 + return + } + // k is the maximum byte length needed to encode a value < max. + k := (bitLen + 7) / 8 + // b is the number of bits in the most significant byte of max-1. + b := uint(bitLen % 8) + if b == 0 { + b = 8 + } + + bytes := make([]byte, k) + + for { + _, err = io.ReadFull(rand, bytes) + if err != nil { + return nil, err + } + + // Clear bits in the first byte to increase the probability + // that the candidate is < max. + bytes[0] &= uint8(int(1<<b) - 1) + + n.SetBytes(bytes) + if n.Cmp(max) < 0 { + return + } + } +} |