1 /* Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 Nicira, Inc.
3 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
4 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
5 * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
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27 #include "socket-util.h"
30 VLOG_DEFINE_THIS_MODULE(entropy);
32 static const char urandom[] = "/dev/urandom";
34 /* Initializes 'buffer' with 'n' bytes of high-quality random numbers. Returns
35 * 0 if successful, otherwise a positive errno value or EOF on error. */
37 get_entropy(void *buffer, size_t n)
44 fd = open(urandom, O_RDONLY);
46 VLOG_ERR("%s: open failed (%s)", urandom, ovs_strerror(errno));
47 return errno ? errno : EINVAL;
50 error = read_fully(fd, buffer, n, &bytes_read);
54 VLOG_ERR("%s: read error (%s)", urandom, ovs_retval_to_string(error));
58 HCRYPTPROV crypt_prov = 0;
60 CryptAcquireContext(&crypt_prov, NULL, NULL,
61 PROV_RSA_FULL, CRYPT_VERIFYCONTEXT);
62 if (!CryptGenRandom(crypt_prov, n, buffer)) {
63 VLOG_ERR("CryptGenRandom: read error (%s)", ovs_lasterror_to_string());
67 CryptReleaseContext(crypt_prov, 0);
72 /* Initializes 'buffer' with 'n' bytes of high-quality random numbers. Exits
73 * if an error occurs. */
75 get_entropy_or_die(void *buffer, size_t n)
77 int error = get_entropy(buffer, n);
79 VLOG_FATAL("%s: read error (%s)",
80 urandom, ovs_retval_to_string(error));