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+/** @file
+ * IPRT - Random Numbers and Byte Streams.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2006-2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This file is part of VirtualBox base platform packages, as
+ * available from https://www.virtualbox.org.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation, in version 3 of the
+ * License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses>.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file may alternatively be used under the terms
+ * of the Common Development and Distribution License Version 1.0
+ * (CDDL), a copy of it is provided in the "COPYING.CDDL" file included
+ * in the VirtualBox distribution, in which case the provisions of the
+ * CDDL are applicable instead of those of the GPL.
+ *
+ * You may elect to license modified versions of this file under the
+ * terms and conditions of either the GPL or the CDDL or both.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only OR CDDL-1.0
+ */
+
+#ifndef IPRT_INCLUDED_rand_h
+#define IPRT_INCLUDED_rand_h
+#ifndef RT_WITHOUT_PRAGMA_ONCE
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+#include <iprt/cdefs.h>
+#include <iprt/types.h>
+
+RT_C_DECLS_BEGIN
+
+/** @defgroup grp_rt_rand RTRand - Random Numbers and Byte Streams
+ * @ingroup grp_rt
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Fills a buffer with random bytes.
+ *
+ * @param pv Where to store the random bytes.
+ * @param cb Number of bytes to generate.
+ */
+RTDECL(void) RTRandBytes(void *pv, size_t cb) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Generate a 32-bit signed random number in the set [i32First..i32Last].
+ *
+ * @returns The random number.
+ * @param i32First First number in the set.
+ * @param i32Last Last number in the set.
+ */
+RTDECL(int32_t) RTRandS32Ex(int32_t i32First, int32_t i32Last) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Generate a 32-bit signed random number.
+ *
+ * @returns The random number.
+ */
+RTDECL(int32_t) RTRandS32(void) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Generate a 32-bit unsigned random number in the set [u32First..u32Last].
+ *
+ * @returns The random number.
+ * @param u32First First number in the set.
+ * @param u32Last Last number in the set.
+ */
+RTDECL(uint32_t) RTRandU32Ex(uint32_t u32First, uint32_t u32Last) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Generate a 32-bit unsigned random number.
+ *
+ * @returns The random number.
+ */
+RTDECL(uint32_t) RTRandU32(void) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Generate a 64-bit signed random number in the set [i64First..i64Last].
+ *
+ * @returns The random number.
+ * @param i64First First number in the set.
+ * @param i64Last Last number in the set.
+ */
+RTDECL(int64_t) RTRandS64Ex(int64_t i64First, int64_t i64Last) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Generate a 64-bit signed random number.
+ *
+ * @returns The random number.
+ */
+RTDECL(int64_t) RTRandS64(void) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Generate a 64-bit unsigned random number in the set [u64First..u64Last].
+ *
+ * @returns The random number.
+ * @param u64First First number in the set.
+ * @param u64Last Last number in the set.
+ */
+RTDECL(uint64_t) RTRandU64Ex(uint64_t u64First, uint64_t u64Last) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Generate a 64-bit unsigned random number.
+ *
+ * @returns The random number.
+ */
+RTDECL(uint64_t) RTRandU64(void) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+
+/**
+ * Create an instance of the default random number generator.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param phRand Where to return the handle to the new random number
+ * generator.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvCreate(PRTRAND phRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Create an instance of the default pseudo random number generator.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param phRand Where to store the handle to the generator.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvCreatePseudo(PRTRAND phRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Create an instance of the Park-Miller pseudo random number generator.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param phRand Where to store the handle to the generator.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvCreateParkMiller(PRTRAND phRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Create an instance of the faster random number generator for the OS.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED on platforms which doesn't have this feature.
+ * @retval VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND on system where the random generator hasn't
+ * been installed or configured correctly.
+ * @retval VERR_PATH_NOT_FOUND for the same reasons as VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND.
+ *
+ * @param phRand Where to store the handle to the generator.
+ *
+ * @remarks Think /dev/urandom.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvCreateSystemFaster(PRTRAND phRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Create an instance of the truer random number generator for the OS.
+ *
+ * Don't use this unless you seriously need good random numbers because most
+ * systems will have will have problems producing sufficient entropy for this
+ * and you'll end up blocking while it accumulates.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED on platforms which doesn't have this feature.
+ * @retval VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND on system where the random generator hasn't
+ * been installed or configured correctly.
+ * @retval VERR_PATH_NOT_FOUND for the same reasons as VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND.
+ *
+ * @param phRand Where to store the handle to the generator.
+ *
+ * @remarks Think /dev/random.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvCreateSystemTruer(PRTRAND phRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Destroys a random number generator.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvDestroy(RTRAND hRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Generic method for seeding of a random number generator.
+ *
+ * The different generators may have specialized methods for
+ * seeding, use one of those if you desire better control
+ * over the result.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED if it isn't a pseudo generator.
+ *
+ * @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
+ * @param u64Seed Seed.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvSeed(RTRAND hRand, uint64_t u64Seed) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Save the current state of a pseudo generator.
+ *
+ * This can be use to save the state so it can later be resumed at the same
+ * position.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @retval VINF_SUCCESS on success. *pcbState contains the length of the
+ * returned string and pszState contains the state string.
+ * @retval VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW if the supplied buffer is too small. *pcbState
+ * will contain the necessary buffer size.
+ * @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED by non-psuedo generators.
+ *
+ * @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
+ * @param pszState Where to store the state. The returned string will be
+ * null terminated and printable.
+ * @param pcbState The size of the buffer pszState points to on input, the
+ * size required / used on return (including the
+ * terminator, thus the 'cb' instead of 'cch').
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvSaveState(RTRAND hRand, char *pszState, size_t *pcbState) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Restores the state of a pseudo generator.
+ *
+ * The state must have been obtained using RTRandAdvGetState.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @retval VERR_PARSE_ERROR if the state string is malformed.
+ * @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED by non-psuedo generators.
+ *
+ * @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
+ * @param pszState The state to load.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvRestoreState(RTRAND hRand, char const *pszState) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Fills a buffer with random bytes.
+ *
+ * @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
+ * @param pv Where to store the random bytes.
+ * @param cb Number of bytes to generate.
+ */
+RTDECL(void) RTRandAdvBytes(RTRAND hRand, void *pv, size_t cb) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Generate a 32-bit signed random number in the set [i32First..i32Last].
+ *
+ * @returns The random number.
+ * @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
+ * @param i32First First number in the set.
+ * @param i32Last Last number in the set.
+ */
+RTDECL(int32_t) RTRandAdvS32Ex(RTRAND hRand, int32_t i32First, int32_t i32Last) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Generate a 32-bit signed random number.
+ *
+ * @returns The random number.
+ * @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
+ */
+RTDECL(int32_t) RTRandAdvS32(RTRAND hRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Generate a 32-bit unsigned random number in the set [u32First..u32Last].
+ *
+ * @returns The random number.
+ * @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
+ * @param u32First First number in the set.
+ * @param u32Last Last number in the set.
+ */
+RTDECL(uint32_t) RTRandAdvU32Ex(RTRAND hRand, uint32_t u32First, uint32_t u32Last) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Generate a 32-bit unsigned random number.
+ *
+ * @returns The random number.
+ * @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
+ */
+RTDECL(uint32_t) RTRandAdvU32(RTRAND hRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Generate a 64-bit signed random number in the set [i64First..i64Last].
+ *
+ * @returns The random number.
+ * @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
+ * @param i64First First number in the set.
+ * @param i64Last Last number in the set.
+ */
+RTDECL(int64_t) RTRandAdvS64Ex(RTRAND hRand, int64_t i64First, int64_t i64Last) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Generate a 64-bit signed random number.
+ *
+ * @returns The random number.
+ */
+RTDECL(int64_t) RTRandAdvS64(RTRAND hRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Generate a 64-bit unsigned random number in the set [u64First..u64Last].
+ *
+ * @returns The random number.
+ * @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
+ * @param u64First First number in the set.
+ * @param u64Last Last number in the set.
+ */
+RTDECL(uint64_t) RTRandAdvU64Ex(RTRAND hRand, uint64_t u64First, uint64_t u64Last) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+/**
+ * Generate a 64-bit unsigned random number.
+ *
+ * @returns The random number.
+ * @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
+ */
+RTDECL(uint64_t) RTRandAdvU64(RTRAND hRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
+
+
+/** @} */
+
+RT_C_DECLS_END
+
+
+#endif /* !IPRT_INCLUDED_rand_h */
+