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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 17:32:43 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 17:32:43 +0000 |
commit | 6bf0a5cb5034a7e684dcc3500e841785237ce2dd (patch) | |
tree | a68f146d7fa01f0134297619fbe7e33db084e0aa /mfbt/RandomNum.h | |
parent | Initial commit. (diff) | |
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Adding upstream version 1:115.7.0.upstream/1%115.7.0upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/mfbt/RandomNum.h b/mfbt/RandomNum.h new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..23a24837e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/mfbt/RandomNum.h @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */ +/* vim: set ts=8 sts=2 et sw=2 tw=80: */ +/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public + * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this + * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */ + +/* Routines for generating random numbers */ + +#ifndef mozilla_RandomNum_h_ +#define mozilla_RandomNum_h_ + +#include "mozilla/Maybe.h" +#include "mozilla/Types.h" + +namespace mozilla { + +/** + * Generate cryptographically secure random bytes using the best facilities + * available on the current OS. + * + * Return value: true if random bytes were copied into `aBuffer` or false on + * error. + * + * Useful whenever a secure random number is needed and NSS isn't available. + * (Perhaps because it hasn't been initialized yet) + * + * Current mechanisms: + * Windows: RtlGenRandom() + * Android, Darwin, DragonFly, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD: arc4random() + * Linux: getrandom() if available, "/dev/urandom" otherwise + * Other Unix: "/dev/urandom" + * + */ +[[nodiscard]] MFBT_API bool GenerateRandomBytesFromOS(void* aBuffer, + size_t aLength); + +/** + * Generate a cryptographically secure random 64-bit unsigned number using the + * best facilities available on the current OS. + */ +MFBT_API Maybe<uint64_t> RandomUint64(); + +/** + * Like RandomUint64, but always returns a uint64_t or crashes with an assert + * if the underlying RandomUint64 call failed. + */ +MFBT_API uint64_t RandomUint64OrDie(); + +} // namespace mozilla + +#endif // mozilla_RandomNum_h_ |