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P6R::p6IRandom Interface Referenceabstract

#include <p6random.h>

Inherits P6R::p6ICom.

Public Member Functions

virtual P6INT32 addref (void)=0
 
virtual P6R::P6ERR genRandomBytes (P6UCHAR *pBuffer, P6UINT32 cBuffer)=0
 
virtual P6R::P6ERR getQuality (P6ENTROPYFLAGS *pQuality)=0
 
virtual P6R::P6ERR queryInterface (const P6R::P6IID &iid, P6VOID **ppIface)=0
 
virtual P6INT32 release (void)=0
 
virtual P6R::P6ERR reSeed (void)=0
 

Detailed Description

Provides a cryptographically strong random number generator.

Always use the p6IEntropyService interface instead of this one if possible when running under p6Platform.

It can be retrieved using the p6IRunningIface::findInterfaceByString() method and should always be used instead of a separate p6IRandom interface unless you have specific a specific need (eg. providing your own entropy source for seeding p6IRandom).

This service can be disabled in the server.conf. By default the service is enabled. Following is and example:

* [P6R Entropy Service]
* enabled = false
*

Possible values for enable are true|false.

The quality of the entropy source can also be specified in the config. For example:

* [P6R Entropy Service]
* quality = high
*

The default is high. Possible values for quality are hight|low. This is a hint for platforms that provide different quality entropy sources. It will be ignored on platforms that do not support this.

Definition at line 99 of file p6random.h.

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