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+.. _mozilla_projects_nss_reference_fc_seedrandom:
+
+FC_SeedRandom
+=============
+
+`Name <#name>`__
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. container::
+
+ ``FC_SeedRandom()`` - mix additional seed material into the random number generator.
+
+`Syntax <#syntax>`__
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. container::
+
+ .. code::
+
+ CK_RV FC_SeedRandom(
+ CK_SESSION_HANDLE hSession,
+ CK_BYTE_PTR pSeed,
+ CK_ULONG usSeedLen
+ );
+
+`Parameters <#parameters>`__
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. container::
+
+ ``hSession``
+ [in] session handle.
+ ``pSeed``
+ [in] pointer to the seed material
+ ``usSeedLen``
+ [in] length of the seed material in bytes.
+
+`Description <#description>`__
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. container::
+
+ ``FC_SeedRandom()`` mixes additional seed material into the token's random number generator. Note
+ that ``FC_SeedRandom()`` doesn't provide the initial seed material for the random number
+ generator. The initial seed material is provided by the NSS cryptographic module itself.
+
+ |
+ | A user may call ``FC_SeedRandom()`` without logging into the token (to assume the NSS User
+ role).
+
+.. _return_value:
+
+`Return value <#return_value>`__
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. container::
+
+`Examples <#examples>`__
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. container::
+
+.. _see_also:
+
+`See also <#see_also>`__
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. container::
+
+ - `NSC_SeedRandom </en-US/NSC_SeedRandom>`__ \ No newline at end of file