3 * $Id: grand.h,v 1.5 2004/04/08 01:36:15 mdw Exp $
5 * Generic interface to random number generators
7 * (c) 1999 Straylight/Edgeware
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30 #ifndef CATACOMB_GRAND_H
31 #define CATACOMB_GRAND_H
37 /*----- Header files ------------------------------------------------------*/
42 #include <mLib/bits.h>
44 /*----- Generic random number generator interface -------------------------*/
46 typedef struct grand {
47 const struct grand_ops *ops;
50 typedef struct grand_ops {
52 /* --- Various important properties --- */
54 const char *name; /* Generator's name */
55 unsigned f; /* Various flags */
56 uint32 max; /* Maximum raw output */
58 /* --- Maintenance methods --- */
60 int (*misc)(grand */*r*/, unsigned /*op*/, ...); /* Miscellaneous ops */
61 void (*destroy)(grand */*r*/); /* Destroy generator context */
63 /* --- Output methods --- *
65 * Only one of these operations need actually be implemented. All the
66 * other operations may be synthesized. Of course, performance is improved
67 * if more are provided.
70 uint32 (*raw)(grand */*r*/); /* Uniform over %$[0, max)$% */
71 octet (*byte)(grand */*r*/); /* Uniform over %$[0, 256)$% */
72 uint32 (*word)(grand */*r*/); /* Uniform over %$[0, 2^{32})$% */
73 uint32 (*range)(grand */*r*/, uint32 /*l*/); /* Uniform over %$[0, l)$% */
74 void (*fill)(grand */*r*/, void */*p*/, size_t /*sz*/); /* Fill buffer */
77 #define GR_DESTROY(r) (r)->ops->destroy((r))
78 #define GR_RAW(r) (r)->ops->raw((r))
79 #define GR_WORD(r) (r)->ops->word((r))
80 #define GR_RANGE(r, l) (r)->ops->range((r), (l))
81 #define GR_FILL(r, p, sz) (r)->ops->fill((r), (p), (sz))
83 /* --- Flag types --- */
85 #define GRAND_CRYPTO 1u /* Cryptographically strong */
87 /* --- Operation types --- */
91 /* --- Required operations --- */
93 GRAND_CHECK, /* @unsigned op2@ */
95 /* --- Standard seeding operations --- */
97 GRAND_SEEDINT, /* @int i@ */
98 GRAND_SEEDUINT32, /* @uint32 i@ */
99 GRAND_SEEDBLOCK, /* @const void *p, size_t sz@ */
100 GRAND_SEEDMP, /* @mp *m@ */
101 GRAND_SEEDRAND /* @grand *g@ */
103 /* --- Generator-specific operations --- */
105 #define GRAND_SPECIFIC(ch) ((unsigned)(ch) << 8)
108 #define GRAND_BADOP assert(((void)"bad grand_misc op", 0))
110 /*----- Functions provided ------------------------------------------------*/
112 /* --- @grand_byte@ --- *
114 * Arguments: @grand *r@ = pointet to generic generator
116 * Returns: A uniformly-distributed pseudorandom integer in the interval
120 extern octet grand_byte(grand */*r*/);
122 /* --- @grand_word@ --- *
124 * Arguments: @grand *r@ = pointet to generic generator
126 * Returns: A uniformly-distributed pseudorandom integer in the interval
130 extern uint32 grand_word(grand */*r*/);
132 /* --- @grand_range@ --- *
134 * Arguments: @grand *r@ = pointet to generic generator
135 * @uint32 l@ = limit for acceptable results
137 * Returns: A uniformly-distributed pseudorandom integer in the interval
141 extern uint32 grand_range(grand */*r*/, uint32 /*l*/);
143 /* --- @grand_fill@ --- *
145 * Arguments: @grand *r@ = pointet to generic generator
146 * @void *p@ = pointer to a buffer
147 * @size_t sz@ = size of the buffer
151 * Use: Fills a buffer with uniformly distributed pseudorandom bytes
152 * (see @grand_byte@).
155 extern void grand_fill(grand */*r*/, void */*p*/, size_t /*sz*/);
157 /*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/