RAND 1 2003-07-24 0.9.9-dev OpenSSL
NAME
rand - generate pseudo-random bytes
LIBRARY
libcrypto, -lcrypto
SYNOPSIS
ooppeennssssll rraanndd
[--oouutt _f_i_l_e]
[--rraanndd _f_i_l_e_(_s_)]
[--bbaassee6644]
_n_u_m
DESCRIPTION
The rraanndd command outputs _n_u_m pseudo-random bytes after seeding
the random number generator once. As in other ooppeennssssll command
line tools, PRNG seeding uses the file _$_H_O_M_E_/..rrnndd or ..rrnndd
in addition to the files given in the --rraanndd option. A new
_$_H_O_M_E/..rrnndd or ..rrnndd file will be written back if enough
seeding was obtained from these sources.
OPTIONS
-
--oouutt _f_i_l_e
Write to _f_i_l_e instead of standard output.
-
-
--rraanndd _f_i_l_e_(_s_)
Use specified file or files or EGD socket (see _R_A_N_D___e_g_d(3))
-
for seeding the random number generator.
Multiple files can be specified separated by a OS-dependent character.
The separator is ;; for MS-Windows, ,, for OpenVMS, and :: for
all others.
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--bbaassee6644
Perform base64 encoding on the output.
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SEE ALSO
_R_A_N_D___b_y_t_e_s(3)