rand_source.c

srtp-1.3.20 security RTP source

/*
 * rand_source.c
 *
 * implements a random source based on /dev/random
 *
 * David A. McGrew
 * Cisco Systems, Inc.
 */
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#include "rand_source.h"

#include <fcntl.h>          /* for open()  */
#include <unistd.h>         /* for close() */

/* global dev_rand_fdes is file descriptor for /dev/random */

int dev_random_fdes = 0;

err_status_t
rand_source_init() {

  /* open /dev/random for reading */
  dev_random_fdes = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY, 0);
  if (dev_random_fdes == 0)
    return err_status_init_fail;

  return err_status_ok;
}

err_status_t
rand_source_get_octet_string(octet_t *dest, int len) {

  /* 
   * read len octets from /dev/random to dest, and
   * check return value to make sure enough octets were
   * written 
   */
  if (read(dev_random_fdes, dest, len) != len)
    return err_status_fail;

  return err_status_ok;
}

err_status_t
rand_source_deinit() {

  if (dev_random_fdes == 0)
    return err_status_dealloc_fail;  /* well, we haven't really failed, *
				      * but there is something wrong    */
  close(dev_random_fdes);  
  
  return err_status_ok;  
}