56 lines
1.1 KiB
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56 lines
1.1 KiB
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=pod
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=head1 NAME
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rand - generate pseudo-random bytes
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=head1 SYNOPSIS
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B<openssl rand>
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[B<-out> I<file>]
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[B<-rand> I<file(s)>]
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[B<-base64>]
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[B<-hex>]
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I<num>
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=head1 DESCRIPTION
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The B<rand> command outputs I<num> pseudo-random bytes after seeding
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the random number generator once. As in other B<openssl> command
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line tools, PRNG seeding uses the file I<$HOME/>B<.rnd> or B<.rnd>
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in addition to the files given in the B<-rand> option. A new
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I<$HOME>/B<.rnd> or B<.rnd> file will be written back if enough
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seeding was obtained from these sources.
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=head1 OPTIONS
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=over 4
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=item B<-out> I<file>
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Write to I<file> instead of standard output.
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=item B<-rand> I<file(s)>
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Use specified file or files or EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)|RAND_egd(3)>)
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for seeding the random number generator.
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Multiple files can be specified separated by a OS-dependent character.
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The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVMS, and B<:> for
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all others.
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=item B<-base64>
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Perform base64 encoding on the output.
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=item B<-hex>
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Show the output as a hex string.
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=back
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=head1 SEE ALSO
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L<RAND_bytes(3)|RAND_bytes(3)>
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=cut
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