RAND_DRBG_GET0_MASTER(3) OpenSSL RAND_DRBG_GET0_MASTER(3)
NAME
RAND_DRBG_get0_master, RAND_DRBG_get0_public, RAND_DRBG_get0_private -
get access to the global RAND_DRBG instances
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/rand_drbg.h>
RAND_DRBG *RAND_DRBG_get0_master(void);
RAND_DRBG *RAND_DRBG_get0_public(void);
RAND_DRBG *RAND_DRBG_get0_private(void);
DESCRIPTION
The default RAND API implementation (RAND_OpenSSL()) utilizes three
shared DRBG instances which are accessed via the RAND API:
The <public> and <private> DRBG are thread-local instances, which are
used by RAND_bytes() and RAND_priv_bytes(), respectively. The <master>
DRBG is a global instance, which is not intended to be used directly,
but is used internally to reseed the other two instances.
These functions here provide access to the shared DRBG instances.
RETURN VALUES
RAND_DRBG_get0_master() returns a pointer to the <master> DRBG
instance.
RAND_DRBG_get0_public() returns a pointer to the <public> DRBG
instance.
RAND_DRBG_get0_private() returns a pointer to the <private> DRBG
instance.
NOTES
It is not thread-safe to access the <master> DRBG instance. The
<public> and <private> DRBG instance can be accessed safely, because
they are thread-local. Note however, that changes to these two
instances apply only to the current thread.
For that reason it is recommended not to change the settings of these
three instances directly. Instead, an application should change the
default settings for new DRBG instances at initialization time, before
creating additional threads.
During initialization, it is possible to change the reseed interval and
reseed time interval. It is also possible to exchange the reseeding
callbacks entirely.
SEE ALSO
RAND_DRBG_set_callbacks(3), RAND_DRBG_set_reseed_defaults(3),
RAND_DRBG_set_reseed_interval(3),
RAND_DRBG_set_reseed_time_interval(3), RAND_DRBG_set_callbacks(3),
RAND_DRBG_generate(3), RAND_DRBG(7)
HISTORY
The RAND_DRBG functions were added in OpenSSL 1.1.1.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2017-2019 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License"). You may not use
this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
1.1.1k 2021-03-25 RAND_DRBG_GET0_MASTER(3)