Random Number Generation

Functions for generating random integers. More...

Functions
di_int	di_random (size_t bits)
	Generate random integer with specified bit length.
di_int	di_random_range (di_int min, di_int max)
	Generate random integer in range [min, max)

Detailed Description

Functions for generating random integers.

Function Documentation

di_random()

di_int di_random

(

size_t

bits

)

Generate random integer with specified bit length.

Parameters

bits	Number of bits for the random integer

Returns

New di_int with random value, or NULL on failure

Since

1.0.0

Warning

Not cryptographically secure - use proper CSPRNG for security

Note

Returns zero if bits is 0

Definition at line 2531 of file dynamic_int.h.

di_random_range()

di_int di_random_range	(	di_int	min,
		di_int	max
	)

Generate random integer in range [min, max)

Parameters

min	Minimum value (inclusive, may be NULL)
max	Maximum value (exclusive, may be NULL)

Returns

New di_int with random value in range, or NULL on failure

Since

1.0.0

Warning

Not cryptographically secure - use proper CSPRNG for security

Note

Returns NULL if min >= max

Definition at line 2561 of file dynamic_int.h.