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GenerateRandom
Library
Spi Parameters
Notes ON Api
Return Value
See Also
 Api Parameters
Description
Notes ON Spi
Errors

NAME

GenerateRandom: CSSM_GenerateRandom, CSP_GenerateRandom function - Generate random data (CDSA)

SYNOPSIS  

# include <cssm.h>

API:CSSM_RETURN CSSMAPI CSSM_GenerateRandom(CSSM_CC_HANDLE CCHandle,CSSM_DATA_PTR RandomNumber)SPI:CSSM_RETURN CSSMCSPI CSP_GenerateRandom(CSSM_CSP_HANDLE CSPHandle,CSSM_CC_HANDLE CCHandle,const CSSM_CONTEXT *Context,CSSM_DATA_PTR RandomNumber)


return to top LIBRARY  

Common Security Services Manager library (cdsa$incssm300_shr.exe)


return to top API PARAMETERS  

CCHandle (input)
 The handle that describes the context of this cryptographicoperation used to link to the CSP-managed information.
RandomNumber (output)
 Pointer to CSSM_DATA structure used to obtain therandom number and the size of the random number in bytes.


return to top SPI PARAMETERS  

CSPHandle (input)
 The handle that describes the add-in CryptographicService Provider module used to perform calls to CSSM for the memoryfunctions managed by CSSM.
Context (input)
 Pointer to CSSM_CONTEXT structure that describesthe attributes with this context.


return to top DESCRIPTION  

This function generates random data.


return to top NOTES ON API  

The output is returned to the caller either by filling thecaller-specified buffer or by using the application's declared memoryallocation functions to allocate buffer space. To specify a specific,preallocated output buffer, the caller must provide an array ofone or more CSSM_DATA structures, each containing a Length fieldvalue greater than zero and a non-NULL data pointer field value.To specify automatic output buffer allocation by the CSP, the callermust provide an array of one or more CSSM_DATA structures, eachcontaining a Length field value equal to zero and a NULL data pointerfield value. The application is always responsible for deallocatingthe memory when it is no longer needed.


return to top NOTES ON SPI  

The output is returned to the caller as specified in BufferManagement for Cryptographic Services.


return to top RETURN VALUE  

A CSSM_RETURN value indicating success or specifying a particularerror condition. The value CSSM_OK indicates success. All othervalues represent an error condition.


return to top ERRORS  

Errors are described in the CDSA Technical Standard.

None specific to this call.


return to top SEE ALSO  

Books

Intel CDSA Application Developer's Guide


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