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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml | 15 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml index 40f829e704..952808d9db 100644 --- a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml +++ b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml @@ -552,6 +552,21 @@ </desc> </func> + <func> + <name>rand_seed(Seed) -> ok</name> + <fsummary>Set the seed for random bytes generation</fsummary> + <type> + <v>Seed = binary()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <p>Set the seed for PRNG to the given binary. This calls the + RAND_seed function from openssl. Only use this if the system + you are running on does not have enough "randomness" built in. + Normally this is when <seealso marker="#strong_rand_bytes/1"> + stong_rand_bytes/1</seealso> returns <c>low_entropy</c></p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name>rand_uniform(Lo, Hi) -> N</name> <fsummary>Generate a random number</fsummary> |